CVE-2003-0705

mah-jong 1.5.6 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0705. PoCs published by V9.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mah-jong game client and server (CVE-2003-0705) via an unchecked sscanf() call. It leverages shellcode placement on the heap to achieve remote code execution with the privileges of the target application.

Description

Buffer overflow in mah-jong 1.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by V9 · cremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23115

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mah-jong game client and server (CVE-2003-0705) via an unchecked sscanf() call. It leverages shellcode placement on the heap to achieve remote code execution with the privileges of the target application.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: mah-jong v1.4 (client and server)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Knowledge of the target's buffer.1 address
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-378

Scores

EPSS 0.0493
EPSS Percentile 91.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
nicolas_boullis/mah-jong 1.4
Published Sep 17, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026