Vulnerability in Linux-Nfs Nfs-Utils
CVE-2003-0252
Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.158 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.158 · newest: 0.158 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-206.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8179 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-44.txt (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-207.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0252?
- CVE-2003-0252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux-Nfs Nfs-Utils, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2003-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2003-0252?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.