CVE-2003-0015 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malformed Directory requests in CVS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0015?
CVE-2003-0015 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Double-free vulnerability in CVS 1.11.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Directory request, as demonstrated by bypassing write checks to execute Update-prog and Checkin-prog commands.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0015?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cvs Cvs, Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0015?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2003-0015 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0015 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0015, DSA-233, GHSA-jj52-xc36-fq8r.