CVE-2003-1228 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long path.

Published: 2005-08-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:beta13::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.09451.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064887507504&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107090601705839&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10385/
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15474

History

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Subscriptions

Mathopd Mathopd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:46.064Z

Reserved: 2005-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1228

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-1228

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120

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