Vulnerability in GNU Fileutils
CVE-2003-0853
An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.111 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.111 · newest: 0.111 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Fileutils — versions 4.0, 4.0.36, 4.1
- Washington University Wu-Ftpd — versions 2.4.1, 2.4.2_beta2, 2.4.2_beta18
References
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17069 (third-party-advisory)