CVE-2003-1228

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long path.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.37% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory marc.info Third-Party Advisory marc.info Third-Party Advisory securiteam.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107090601705839&w=2 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/10385/ third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064887507504&w=2 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9871 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15474 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1228?
CVE-2003-1228 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1228?
To fix CVE-2003-1228, 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-2003-1228 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-1228 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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