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CVE-2003-0853 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768	CVE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771	CVE
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/10126	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17069	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf	CVE
http://www.guninski.com/binls.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt	CVE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768	[email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771	[email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10126	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17069	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf	[email protected]
http://www.guninski.com/binls.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gnu fileutils	4.0 4.0.36 4.1 4.1.6 4.1.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0.36:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
washington university wu-ftpd	2.4.1 2.4.2_beta2 2.4.2_beta18 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 2.4.2_beta18_vr5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta2::academ::::: cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18::academ::::: cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]