CVE - CVE-2003-0373

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-0373	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long proto argument to the scanner_add_port function, (2) a long user argument to the ftp_log_in function, (3) a long pass argument to the ftp_log_in function.
References
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BID:7664 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7664 BUGTRAQ:20030522 Potential security vulnerability in Nessus URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105364059803427&w=2 BUGTRAQ:20030523 nessus NASL scripting engine security issues URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105369506714849&w=2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20030604	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20030604)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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