CVE-2003-1118 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the SETI@home client by sending a spoofed server response with a long string.
- 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-2003-1118?
CVE-2003-1118 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include University of California Seti at Home.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1118 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-2003-1118 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1118 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxm4-5jjv-m5f7.