CVE-2003-0400 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Vignette StoryServer and Vignette V/5 does not properly calculate the size of text variables, which causes Vignette to return unauthorized portions of memory, as demonstrated using the "-->" string in a CookieName argument to the login template, referred to as a "memory leak" in some reports.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.5% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vignette | content suite |
| vignette | storyserver |
| vignette | vignette |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Vignette 4.x/5.0 - Memory Disclosure | 2003-05-26 |
| exploit-db | Vignette StoryServer 4.1 - Sensitive Stack Memory Information Disclosure | 2003-04-07 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105405985126857&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/12075.php
- http://www.s21sec.com/es/avisos/s21sec-018-en.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7684
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105405985126857&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/12075.php
- http://www.s21sec.com/es/avisos/s21sec-018-en.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7684
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