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CVE-2003-0849

Published: Nov 17, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0849
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Buffer overflow in net.c for cfengine 2.x before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets with modified length values, which is trusted by the ReceiveTransaction function when using a buffer provided by the BusyWithConnection function.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
CfengineGnu2.0.0 (including)2.0.0 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.5-b1 (including)2.0.5-b1 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.5-pre (including)2.0.5-pre (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.5-pre2 (including)2.0.5-pre2 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.6 (including)2.0.6 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.7 (including)2.0.7 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.7-p1 (including)2.0.7-p1 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.7-p2 (including)2.0.7-p2 (including)
CfengineGnu2.0.7-p3 (including)2.0.7-p3 (including)
CfengineGnu2.1.0-a6 (including)2.1.0-a6 (including)
CfengineGnu2.1.0-a8 (including)2.1.0-a8 (including)
CfengineGnu2.1.0-a9 (including)2.1.0-a9 (including)

References

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