CVE-2003-0252
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 15.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
EPSS 15.8% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 15.78% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-193 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2003-08-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux-nfs | nfs-utils |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.html
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839032403325&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9259
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007187
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1001262.1-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-349
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258564
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:076
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_031_nfs_utils.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-206.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-207.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8179
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-44.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12600
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A443
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.html
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