CVE-2003-1118

SETI@home 3.03 - Buffer Overflow via Spoofed Server Response

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1118. PoCs published by zillion.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Seti@Home client version 3.03. It uses shellcode to achieve remote code execution by overwriting EIP and EBP with carefully crafted return addresses for different Linux and FreeBSD targets.

Description

Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by zillion · cremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Seti@Home client version 3.03. It uses shellcode to achieve remote code execution by overwriting EIP and EBP with carefully crafted return addresses for different Linux and FreeBSD targets.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Seti@Home client 3.03
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · DNS spoofing capability (as noted in the code comments)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785

Scores

EPSS 0.1822
EPSS Percentile 96.8%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
university_of_california/seti_at_home 3.3
university_of_california/seti_at_home 3.4
university_of_california/seti_at_home 3.5
university_of_california/seti_at_home 3.6
university_of_california/seti_at_home 3.7
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026