CVE-2003-0252

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-29. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 16%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
96.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2003

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Debian -- The Universal Operating System

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-349
generic
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007187
generic

'Immunix Secured OS 7+ nfs-utils update -- bugtraq' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839032403325&w=2
generic

'[slackware-security] nfs-utils packages replaced (SSA:2003-195-01b)' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2
generic

'Linux nfs-utils xlog() off-by-one bug' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2
generic
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt
generic

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Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpatch2003-07-14redhat
redhatpatch2003-07-14redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-20 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-05-30 18:23 UTCOSV refresh
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  45. 2026-05-20 07:36 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-05-20 07:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-05-20 03:09 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-05-20 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-05-19 23:12 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-05-19 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-05-19 19:06 UTCVendor advisory
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  57. 2026-05-19 05:45 UTCVendor advisory
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  59. 2026-05-19 02:01 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-05-19 02:01 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-05-19 02:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2003-0252?
CVE-2003-0252 is a critical vulnerability published on August 18, 2003. Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.
When was CVE-2003-0252 disclosed?
CVE-2003-0252 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2003, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2003-0252 actively exploited?
CVE-2003-0252 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2003-0252?
CVE-2003-0252 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2003-0252?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2003-0252, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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