10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2003-0209
Snort TCP Stream Reassembly Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in the TCP stream reassembly module (stream4) for Snort 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large sequence numbers in packets, which enable a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2003, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-0209 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sourcefire snort
1 Smoothwall smoothwall
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in Snort allows for a heap-based buffer overflow via large sequence numbers in packets.
  • Update Snort to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
  • Consider upgrading to the most recent Snort version from third-party sources.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-0209 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2003-0209 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2003-0209 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-0209 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105043563016235&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105103586927007&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105111217731583&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105172790914107&w=2
    Added Reference http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html
    Added Reference http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=313&idxseccion=10
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-297
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/139129
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:052
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7178
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105172790914107&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105103586927007&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105111217731583&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105043563016235&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105043563016235&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105111217731583&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105172790914107&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105103586927007&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

64.41 }} 18.44%

score

0.98302

percentile