CVE-2003-1228 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 14.1% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mathopd | mathopd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MathoPD 1.x - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2003-11-02 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064887507504&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107090601705839&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10385/
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15474
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064887507504&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107090601705839&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10385/
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15474
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