CVE-2003-0939 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in SAP DB versions 7.4.03.27 and earlier, specifically within the eo420_GetStringFromVarPart function. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a crafted connect packet with a 256-byte segment to the niserver process on TCP port 7269, leading to a lack of NULL termination and arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts over the network with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.4.03.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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