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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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.