CVE-2003-0372 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 58)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Signed integer vulnerability in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allows local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a negative argument to be provided to the insstr function as used in a NASL script.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.89% — more likely to be exploited than 58% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nessus | nessus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nessus 2.0.x - LibNASL Arbitrary Code Execution | 2003-05-22 |
References
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