Is CVE-2003-0102 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0102 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0102?

CVE-2003-0102 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0102?

CVE-2003-0102 has an EPSS score of 1.98% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0102?

Upgrade file on debian 11 to 3.40-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0102

MEDIUMEPSS 78th pctl

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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).

How to fix

Remediation Available

fileDebian

Fixed in:3.40-1.1CVE-2003-0102

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Government Resource1

kb.cert.org

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.