CVE-2003-0850 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The TCP reassembly functionality in libnids before 1.18 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and possibly execute arbitrary code via "overlarge TCP packets."

Published: 2003-10-25

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dug_song:dsniff:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rafal_wojtczuk:libnids:1.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rafal_wojtczuk:libnids:1.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rafal_wojtczuk:libnids:1.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rafal_wojtczuk:libnids:1.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rafal_wojtczuk:libnids:1.16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rafal_wojtczuk:libnids:1.17:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0841	The TCP reassembly functionality in libnids before 1.18 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and possibly execute arbitrary code via "overlarge TCP packets."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02761.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000773
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106728224210446&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10543
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=191323
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-410

History

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Subscriptions

Dug Song Dsniff

Rafal Wojtczuk Libnids

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.575Z

Reserved: 2003-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0850

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-11-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0850

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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