CVE-2003-0015

CVS <= 1.11.4 - Double Free via Malformed Directory Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0015. PoCs published by Stefan Esser.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided entry describes a double free vulnerability in CVS (CVE-2003-0015) affecting Directory requests, which could lead to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution. However, the actual exploit code is not included; only a reference to a SecurityFocus BID and a link to a binary exploit archive are provided.

Description

Double-free vulnerability in CVS 1.11.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Directory request, as demonstrated by bypassing write checks to execute Update-prog and Checkin-prog commands.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Stefan Esser · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22187

The provided entry describes a double free vulnerability in CVS (CVE-2003-0015) affecting Directory requests, which could lead to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution. However, the actual exploit code is not included; only a reference to a SecurityFocus BID and a link to a binary exploit archive are provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: CVS (Concurrent Versions System)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to a vulnerable CVS server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-012.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:009
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6650
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11108
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104333092200589&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-013.html
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650937
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012003.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-02.html
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-032.shtml
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0028.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342550612736&w=2
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104438807203491&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104428571204468&w=2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-233

Scores

EPSS 0.2387
EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (13)
cvs/cvs 1.10.7
cvs/cvs 1.10.8
cvs/cvs 1.11
cvs/cvs 1.11.1
cvs/cvs 1.11.1p1
cvs/cvs 1.11.2
cvs/cvs 1.11.3
cvs/cvs 1.11.4
freebsd/freebsd 4.4
freebsd/freebsd 4.5
... and 3 more
Published Feb 07, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026