Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1822 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | University Of California |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | University Of California |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | University Of California |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | University Of California |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | University Of California |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·University Of California
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·University Of California
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·University Of California
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·University Of California
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·University Of California
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1118
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxm4-5jjv-m5f7
References
More University Of California Seti At Home vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-01501 Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2003-1118 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1118 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxm4-5jjv-m5f7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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