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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

2003-11-17T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu fileutils 4.0 Yes
Application gnu fileutils 4.0.36 Yes
Application gnu fileutils 4.1 Yes
Application gnu fileutils 4.1.6 Yes
Application gnu fileutils 4.1.7 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.1 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta2 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr16 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr17 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.5.0 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.0 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.1 Yes
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.2 Yes
References