CVE-2003-0777

Public Exploit

Description

saned in sane-backends 1.0.7 and earlier, when debug messages are enabled, does not properly handle dropped connections, which can prevent strings from being null terminated and cause a denial of service (segmentation fault).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.83% Top 30%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8597	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-278.html	patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-005.0/CSSA-2004-005.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_046_sane.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-285.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8593	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-379	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:099	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0777?: CVE-2003-0777 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0777?: To fix CVE-2003-0777, 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-2003-0777 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0777 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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