CVE-2003-1228 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer 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.

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 0.12368.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mathopd Subscribe	Mathopd Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:beta13::::::

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064887507504&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107090601705839&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10385/
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15474

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-16T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:46.064Z

Reserved: 2005-08-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-1228

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-1228

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120

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