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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

2003-03-18T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application file file 3.28 Yes
Application file file 3.30 Yes
Application file file 3.32 Yes
Application file file 3.33 Yes
Application file file 3.34 Yes
Application file file 3.35 Yes
Application file file 3.36 Yes
Application file file 3.37 Yes
Application file file 3.39 Yes
Application file file 3.40 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5.1 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5.2 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5.3 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.6 Yes
References