CVE-2003-0209

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the TCP stream reassembly module (stream4) for Snort 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large sequence numbers in packets, which enable a heap-based buffer overflow.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 64.41% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105103586927007&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7178	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105043563016235&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105172790914107&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/139129	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-297	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105111217731583&w=2	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:052	vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=313&idxseccion=10
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0209?: CVE-2003-0209 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0209?: To fix CVE-2003-0209, 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-2003-0209 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0209 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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