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CVE-2003-0252

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 15.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-08-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Linux. Its EPSS score suggests a 15.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2003-0252
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
15.78%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.