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CVE-2003-0028

Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR (external data representation)

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.56051
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

4
gnu glibcall versions
mit kerberos 5all versions
openafsall versions
sgi irixall versions

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

3
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD25 Mar 2003 · 05:00 AM

Vendor Advisories

7
rhsaRHSA-2003:052Important
rhsaRHSA-2003:051Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:168Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:212Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:089Critical
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References & Sources

24
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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