Is CVE-2003-0252 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0252 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0252?

CVE-2003-0252 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0252?

CVE-2003-0252 has an EPSS score of 15.78% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0252?

Upgrade nfs-utils on debian 11 to 1:1.0.3-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0252

CRITICALEPSS 97th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.

CWE-193

How to fix

Remediation Available

nfs-utilsDebian

Fixed in:1:1.0.3-2CVE-2003-0252

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

15.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

marc.info

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory5

Mailing List1

marc.info

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2021-3156	High	7.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2003-0466	Critical	9.8	78%	-	-
CVE-2023-44444	High	7.8	56%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-23017	High	7.7	53%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-28709	High	7.5	52%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-8828	Critical	9.8	31%	-	Fix

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