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Status published
High
CVE-2003-1118
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
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seti at home
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 12th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.