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CVE-2003-0028

Published: Mar 21, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
15.0%
Top 3.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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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

hp
commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard
hp-uxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
hp-ux series 700On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
hp-ux series 800On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
sun
commercial·US
solarisOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
sunosOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
glibc
OSS Libraries
mit
oss-project·USaka mit krb5, mit kerberos
kerberos 5On-prem
Operating Systems
openafs
oss-project
openafsOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-089.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3024.html
linuxsecurity.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0140.html
archives.neohapsis.com
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