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CVE-2003-0252 in the critical feed json

Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a…

published 2003-07-15 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0247

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.8%
EPSS 15.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.

Patch / fix

  • linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.0.4
  • nfs-utils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.0.3-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0252

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2003-0252 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:207
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:206
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:207

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Exploit prediction

15.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • isec.pl http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Sources

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