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CVE-2003-0028

Published: Mar 21, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
15.0%
Top 3.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR (external data representation) libraries derived from SunRPC, including libnsl, libc, glibc, and dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain integer values in length fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0391.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

glibcgnuOSS Libraries
kerberos 5mit
On-prem
Operating Systems
openafsopenafs
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
irixsgi
OS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
unicoscray
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
mitoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka mit krb5, mit kerberos
openafsoss-projectOperating Systemsaka openafs
sgicommercialUSOperating Systemsaka sg i, s g i
craycommercialOperating Systemsaka unicos, cray linux environment, unicos max
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-008.txt.asc
ftp.netbsd.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0140.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104810574423662&w=2
marc.info
and 23 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 21, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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