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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0033 · published 7 March 2003

CVE-2003-0033: Snort vulnerability

Snort · Snort

Buffer overflow in the RPC preprocessor for Snort 1.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented RPC packets.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the RPC preprocessor for Snort 1.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented RPC packets.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104673386226064&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104716001503409&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-297
http://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21951 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10956.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/916785 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2944.html
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:029
http://www.osvdb.org/4418
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6963 PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104673386226064&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104716001503409&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154530427824&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-297
http://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21951 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10956.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/916785 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2944.html
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:029
http://www.osvdb.org/4418
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6963 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0033), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.