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).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- lwn.net/Alerts/34908/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865 (US Government Resource, 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.