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CVE-2003-1228
Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 14.1%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long path.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.1% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20031208 Re: [Fwd: Security Alert; possible buffer overflow in all Mathopd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 10385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20031205 [Fwd: Security Alert; possible buffer overflow in all Mathopd versions] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 9871 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- mathopd-preparereply-bo(15474) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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