CVE-2003-0373 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the libnasl library within Nessus versions prior to 2.0.6. These flaws allow local users with plugin upload privileges to trigger a denial of service (core dump) and potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted long arguments to functions like scanner_add_port and ftp_log_in. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium severity with local access and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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