CVE-2003-0026
highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.189 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the error handling routines of the minires library, as used in the NSUPDATE capability for ISC DHCPD 3.0 through 3.0.1RC10, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DHCP message containing a long hostname.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (4)
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references (26)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0250.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000562enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-01.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-031.shtmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-231enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/284857enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:007enisa_euvd
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2003.002.htmlenisa_euvd
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