Is CVE-2003-0854 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0854 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0854?

CVE-2003-0854 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0854?

CVE-2003-0854 has an EPSS score of 1.06% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0854?

Upgrade coreutils on debian 11 to 5.2.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0854

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

coreutilsDebian

Fixed in:5.2.1-1CVE-2003-0854

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

1.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references12

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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.