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

  • File — versions 3.28, 3.30, 3.32
  • Netbsd — versions 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.