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CVE-2003-0252

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0252 is an off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd within the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before version 1.0.4. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specific RPC requests to mountd that lack newlines. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1578 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 8.0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2003-0252Important

security flaw

Jul 14, 2003

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
isec.pl / vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt
ExploitThird Party Advisory
marc.info
ExploitMailing List
marc.info
Mailing ListPatch
marc.info
Mailing List
secunia.com / advisories/9259
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/12600
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A443
Broken Link
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2003/dsa-349
Broken Link
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/258564
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2003_031_nfs_utils.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-206.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-207.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/8179
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
turbolinux.com / security/TLSA-2003-44.txt
Broken Link