CVE-2003-0373 Memory corruption in n/a
Local users with plugin upload privileges can trigger buffer overflows in Nessus, potentially causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0373?
CVE-2003-0373 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long proto argument to the scanner_add_port function, (2) a long user argument to the ftp_log_in function, (3) a long pass argument to the ftp_log_in function.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0373?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nessus Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0373?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2003-0374 Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Nessus before 2.0.6, in libnessus and possibly libnasl, a different set of vulnerabilities than those id
- CVE-2003-0372 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2007-3546 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-1445 Race condition in n/a
- CVE-2006-2093 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p685-86cj-cwf4.