CVE-2003-0373 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long proto argument to the scanner_add_port function, (2) a long user argument to the ftp_log_in function, (3) a long pass argument to the ftp_log_in function.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00088.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
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cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0368	Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long proto argument to the scanner_add_port function, (2) a long user argument to the ftp_log_in function, (3) a long pass argument to the ftp_log_in function.

Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105364059803427&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105369506714849&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7664

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-06-06T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:47.732Z

Reserved: 2003-06-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0373

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-06-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0373

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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