7.5
HIGH
CVE-2003-0962
Rsync Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in rsync before 2.5.7, when running in server mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and possibly escape the chroot jail.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 15, 2003, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 3, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2003-0962 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-0962 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 Engardelinux secure_linux
2 Engardelinux secure_community
1 Slackware slackware_linux
1 Andrew_tridgell rsync
1 Redhat rsync

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).

(Inverse Path | F-Secure) Hardware Security Team - Security Advisories

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
24 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : July 23, 2019, 3:04 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2003-0962 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-0962 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9415 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9415 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13899 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13899 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107055702911867&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107056923528423&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107055684711629&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107055681311602&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055681311602&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107056923528423&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055684711629&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107055702911867&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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-0962 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-2003-0962 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

35.16 }} -2.76%

score

0.97191

percentile

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