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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0252
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12600
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A443
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.html
• http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839032403325&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9259
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1007187
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1001262.1-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-349
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258564
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:076
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_031_nfs_utils.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-206.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-207.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8179
• http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-44.txt