CVE-2003-1118
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1118- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1118- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1108 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1108- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxm4-5jjv-m5f7 No score
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mxm4-5jjv-m5f7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SETI@home Clients - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2003-04-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1118 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in University Of California Seti At Home, published December 31, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.