CVE-2003-0033

Description

Buffer overflow in the RPC preprocessor for Snort 1.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented RPC packets.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 51.59% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-297	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/916785	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2944.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:029	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21951	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10956.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104716001503409&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4418	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6963	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104673386226064&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0033?: CVE-2003-0033 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0033?: To fix CVE-2003-0033, 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-2003-0033 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0033 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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