CVE-2003-1228

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-1228
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long path.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mathopd Mathopd All All All All
Application Mathopd Mathopd 1.5 - All All
Application Mathopd Mathopd 1.5 beta13 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'Re: [Fwd: Security Alert; possible buffer overflow in all Mathopd' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
'Mathopd Buffer Overflow (Long Path in Request)' - SecuriTeam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securiteam.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
'[Fwd: Security Alert; possible buffer overflow in all Mathopd versions]' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
MathoPD Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Secunia - Advisories - Mathopd Remotely Exploitable Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
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