Vulnerability in File
CVE-2003-0102
Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running file, possibly via a large entity size value in an ELF header (elfhdr.e_shentsize).
EPSS: 0.020 (78.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_IMMUNIX)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0102?
- CVE-2003-0102 is a vulnerability in File. Published 2003-03-18.
- Is CVE-2003-0102 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.