CVE-2003-1163: Medium severity Ganglia gmond vulnerability
Published Dec 31, 2003
·Updated
hash.c in Ganglia gmond 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a UDP packet that contains a single-byte name string, which is used as an out-of-bounds array index.
Affected Software
5 affected components
Ganglia gmond=2.5.0
Ganglia gmond=2.5.1
Ganglia gmond=2.5.2
Ganglia gmond=2.5.3
Ganglia gmond=2.5.4
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Dec 31, 2003
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 10, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2003-1163?
CVE-2003-1163 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
2
How do I fix CVE-2003-1163?
To address CVE-2003-1163, update Ganglia gmond to version 2.5.5 or later.
3
What versions of Ganglia gmond are affected by CVE-2003-1163?
CVE-2003-1163 affects Ganglia gmond versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, and 2.5.4.
4
What type of attack does CVE-2003-1163 facilitate?
CVE-2003-1163 allows remote attackers to execute a denial of service attack by sending a malicious UDP packet.
5
Is CVE-2003-1163 a remote code execution vulnerability?
CVE-2003-1163 is not a remote code execution vulnerability; it specifically leads to a denial of service.