CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2003-0853
MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl5.0
CVSS v2
Description
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
10.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
95thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10126
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17069
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
- http://www.guninski.com/binls.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt
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