Is CVE-2003-0033 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0033 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0033?

CVE-2003-0033 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2003-0033?

Patch guidance is available from snort security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2003-0033.

CVE-2003-0033 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2003-0033?

9 products: snort snort, snort snort, snort snort, snort snort, snort snort, and 4 more.

Description

Buffer overflow in the RPC preprocessor for Snort 1.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented RPC packets.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SNORT
Published: 3/7/2003
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

snort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snortsnort : snort

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD