CVE-2003-1083

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Monit 1.4 to 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 55.81% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/dist/CHANGES.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/623854	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13817	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-14.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9099	exploit vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/10280	third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/345417	mailing list exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1083?: CVE-2003-1083 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1083?: To fix CVE-2003-1083, 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-2003-1083 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1083 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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