# CVE-2003-1118

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-1118
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.97
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Mar 12, 2005
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 24.36%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 96.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._