CVE-2003-0031 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Published: 2003-01-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.1_r4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5_.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0031	Multiple buffer overflows in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00791.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6510
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006181

History

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Subscriptions

Mcrypt Libmcrypt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-01-15T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.092Z

Reserved: 2003-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0031

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-01-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0031

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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