CVE-2003-0107

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 26.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-03-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the gzprintf function in zlib 1.1.4, when zlib is compiled without vsnprintf or when long inputs are truncated using vsnprintf, allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

zlib: 1.1.4

References

http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000619
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN78689801/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000066.html
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104610337726297&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104610536129508&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104620610427210&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887247624907&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/312869
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F57405

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