CVE-2003-0028

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR (external data representation) libraries derived from SunRPC, including libnsl, libc, glibc, and dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain integer values in length fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0391.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 56.05% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory eeye.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3024.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0140.html	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:037	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html	vendor advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-10.html	patch third party advisory us government resource
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20150122-0002/
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-282	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_027_glibc.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315638/30/25430/threaded	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-091.html	vendor advisory
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20030318.html	vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516825	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104860855114117&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-008.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104878237121402&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316931/30/25250/threaded	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104810574423662&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A230	signature vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-089.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104811415301340&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105362148313082&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-272	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0028?: CVE-2003-0028 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0028?: To fix CVE-2003-0028, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0028 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0028 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.