CVE-2003-1262 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the http_fetch function of HTTP Fetcher 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL request via a long (1) host, (2) referer, or (3) userAgent value.

Published: 2005-11-16

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 6.7% 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:http_fetcher:http_fetcher_library:1.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:http_fetcher:http_fetcher_library:1.0.1:::::::*

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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-2003-1252	Buffer overflow in the http_fetch function of HTTP Fetcher 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL request via a long (1) host, (2) referer, or (3) userAgent value.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06705.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104195613529429&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/7823
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11000.php
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/104480/104/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305340
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6531

History

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Subscriptions

Http Fetcher Http Fetcher Library

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-16T07:37:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:46.081Z

Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1262

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2003-1262

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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