National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0793
Original release date:11/17/2003
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not restrict the size of input, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: XF
Name: gdm-dos(13447)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 8846
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONECTIVA
Name: CLA-2003:766
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://cvs.gnome.org/bonsai/cvsblame.cgi?file=gdm2/NEWS&rev=&root=/cvs/gnome
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2003:100
