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CVE-2003-1118
Published: Mar 12, 2005
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20030406 Seti@home information leakage and remote compromise
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
seti@home-newline-bo(11731)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
7292
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
VU#146785
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
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