Vulnerability in HTTP Fetcher Library
CVE-2003-1262
Buffer overflow in the http_fetch function of HTTP Fetcher 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL request via a long (1) host, (2) referer, or (3) userAgent value.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HTTP Fetcher Library — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11000.php (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6531 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/104480/104/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305340 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/7823 (third-party-advisory)