CVE-2003-0647 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP server for Cisco IOS 12.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an extremely long (2GB) HTTP GET request.

Published: 2003-08-05

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05929.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030730-ios-2gb-get.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579324

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-08-05T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:30:54.046Z

Reserved: 2003-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0647

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:02:35.030

Link: CVE-2003-0647

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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