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    CVE-2003-1118

    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.

    Published:Dec 31, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 12, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.24355
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    University Of California
    Product
    Seti At Home

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High