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Status published
Medium
CVE-2003-0853
An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17069
- http://www.guninski.com/binls.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10126
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
fileutils, wu-ftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 4.0.36, 4.1, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 2.4.1, 2.4.2_beta2, 2.4.2_beta18, 2.4.2_beta18_vr4, 2.4.2_beta18_vr5, 2.4.2_beta18_vr6, 2.4.2_beta18_vr7, 2.4.2_beta18_vr8, 2.4.2_beta18_vr9, 2.4.2_beta18_vr10, 2.4.2_beta18_vr11, 2.4.2_beta18_vr12, 2.4.2_beta18_vr13, 2.4.2_beta18_vr14, 2.4.2_beta18_vr15, 2.4.2_vr16, 2.4.2_vr17, 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 25th, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.