CVE-2003-0107

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the gzprintf function in zlib 1.1.4, when zlib is compiled without vsnprintf or when long inputs are truncated using vsnprintf, allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 26.35% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory conectiva.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN78689801/index.html	third party advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000066.html	third party advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:033	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-004.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-081.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-079.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887247624907&w=2	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-011.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/142121	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104610536129508&w=2	mailing list
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F57405	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/6599	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104620610427210&w=2	mailing list
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/312869	exploit mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000619	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6913	vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11381.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104610337726297&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0107?: CVE-2003-0107 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0107?: To fix CVE-2003-0107, 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-2003-0107 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0107 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.