Vulnerability in GNU Fileutils
CVE-2003-0854
ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.011 (65.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · 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
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705 (vendor-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/115 (exploit)
- 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/advisories/6014 (vendor-advisory)