CVE-2003-0939 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on SAP DB servers via a buffer overflow in the niserver process triggered by a malformed connect packet.
- 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-2003-0939?
CVE-2003-0939 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
eo420_GetStringFromVarPart in veo420.c for SAP database server (SAP DB) 7.4.03.27 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a connect packet with a 256 byte segment to the niserver (aka serv.exe) process on TCP port 7269, which prevents the server from NULL terminating the string and leads to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0939?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Sap Db.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0939 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-2003-0939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7h93-h3m7-r4mx.