CVE-2002-0703 Other in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0703 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-0703 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0703/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0703/index.md)
Incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data in Perl Digest-MD5 module compromise data integrity verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-0703?
CVE-2002-0703 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003.
Official description
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0703?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gisle Aas Digest-Md5.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0703?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2002-0703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0703, GHSA-2c9p-4x2v-863c.