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CVE-2003-0854

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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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/115

http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106

http://www.guninski.com/binls.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf

http://secunia.com/advisories/17069

http://secunia.com/advisories/10126

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-11-17

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00234

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