CVE-2003-0562 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell Netware via a buffer overflow in the CGI2PERL.NLM PERL handler.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-0562?

CVE-2003-0562 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Novell Netware, published on 25 Jul 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the CGI2PERL.NLM PERL handler in Novell Netware 5.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via a long input string.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0562?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Netware.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0562 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-2003-0562 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0562 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9vqp-43fr-rwh4.

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