CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0850

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The TCP reassembly functionality in libnids before 1.18 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and possibly execute arbitrary code via "overlarge TCP packets."

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update libnids to version 1.18 or later to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The TCP reassembly functionality in libnids before 1.18 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and possibly execute arbitrary code via "overlarge TCP packets."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS