CVE-2003-1118 Information

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.

Reference

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731