CVE-2003-0196

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Samba before 2.2.8a may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, as discovered by the Samba team and a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0201.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.78% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A564	signature vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-280	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:044	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-137.html	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104973186901597&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104974612519064&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0196?: CVE-2003-0196 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0196?: To fix CVE-2003-0196, 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-2003-0196 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0196 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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