CVE-2003-1118 | BDVDB-2026-8831 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-03-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.