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TI-2003-01128 Aliases CVE-2003-1228GHSA-9c8p-6c5j-w6c4

Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14097 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2 to before 1.5VulnerableMathopd
cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMathopd
cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 beta13VulnerableMathopd
  • cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 to before 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mathopd
  • cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mathopd
  • cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta13 Vulnerable ·Mathopd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1228
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c8p-6c5j-w6c4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2012-00958 Directory traversal vulnerability in Mathopd 1.4.x and 1.5.x before 1.5p7, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2005-00768 The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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