CVE-2003-1262

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the http_fetch function of HTTP Fetcher 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL request via a long (1) host, (2) referer, or (3) userAgent value.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6531

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/104480/104/

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11000.php

http://secunia.com/advisories/7823

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104195613529429&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03087