# CVE-2003-1163: hash.c in Ganglia gmond 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a UDP packet that contains a sin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-05-10 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hash.c in Ganglia gmond 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a UDP packet that contains a single-byte name string, which is used as an out-of-bounds array index.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/2787
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8988
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/343689
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10166
- http://ganglia.sourceforge.net/

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