CVE-2003-0212 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code by exhausting connections due to improper array resizing in rinetd.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0212?
CVE-2003-0212 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
handleAccept in rinetd before 0.62 does not properly resize the connection list when it becomes full and sets an array index incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rinetd Rinetd.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0212?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0212, DSA-289, GHSA-g9qc-vh48-99j5.