CVE-2003-0102

File 3.x - Local Stack Overflow Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running file, possibly via a large entity size value in an ELF header (elfhdr.e_shentsize).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-02-25 CVE Reserved
2003-03-04 First Exploit
2003-03-18 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22324	2003-03-04
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22325	2003-03-04
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008	2018-05-03

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc	2018-05-03
http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260	2018-05-03
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030	2018-05-03
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html	2018-05-03
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html	2018-05-03
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html	2018-05-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0102	2003-03-10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616966	2003-03-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.28 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.28"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.30 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.30"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.32 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.32"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.33 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.33"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.34 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.34"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.35 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.35"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.36 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.36"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.37 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.37"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.39 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.39"		-		Affected
File Search vendor "File"		File Search vendor "File" for product "File"				3.40 Search vendor "File" for product "File" and version "3.40"		-		Affected
Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd"		Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd"				1.5 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.5"		-		Affected
Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd"		Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd"				1.5.1 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.5.1"		-		Affected
Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd"		Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd"				1.5.2 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.5.2"		-		Affected
Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd"		Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd"				1.5.3 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.5.3"		-		Affected
Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd"		Netbsd Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd"				1.6 Search vendor "Netbsd" for product "Netbsd" and version "1.6"		-		Affected