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CVE-2003-0373

Published: Jun 6, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long proto argument to the scanner_add_port function, (2) a long user argument to the ftp_log_in function, (3) a long pass argument to the ftp_log_in function.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
nessusnessus
Mixed
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
nessuscommercialUSSecurity Productsaka nessus vulnerability scanner

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105364059803427&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105369506714849&w=2
marc.info
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7664
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 6, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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