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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0028

Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR (external data representation) libraries derived from SunRPC, including libnsl, libc, glibc, and dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain integer values in length fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0391.

Products
dietlibc, glibc, krb5
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.22-2, 1.3.3-2, 2.3.1-16
CVEs
CVE-2003-0028
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:10 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0028

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2003, 05:00 UTC

Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR (external data representation) libraries derived from SunRPC, including libnsl, libc, glibc, and dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain integer values in length fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0391.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0028

dietlibc

Fixed versions: 0.22-2

dietlibc

Fixed versions: 0.22-2

dietlibc

Fixed versions: 0.22-2

glibc

Fixed versions: 2.3.1-16

glibc

Fixed versions: 2.3.1-16

glibc

Fixed versions: 2.3.1-16

krb5

Fixed versions: 1.3.3-2

krb5

Fixed versions: 1.3.3-2

krb5

Fixed versions: 1.3.3-2

Complete source record
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