CVE-2003-1118 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 18.22% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| university of california | seti at home |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SETI@home Clients - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2003-04-08 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731
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