CVE-2003-1118

Published: Dec 31, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (5)

Products: University Of California: Seti At Home

University Of California

1 product

Seti At Home

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
University Of California Seti At Home	Version 3.3
University Of California Seti At Home	Version 3.4
University Of California Seti At Home	Version 3.5
University Of California Seti At Home	Version 3.6
University Of California Seti At Home	Version 3.7