CVE-2003-0850 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Vendors	Products
Dug Song	Dsniff
Rafal Wojtczuk	Libnids

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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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

Reserved: 2003-10-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0850

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2003-0850

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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