CVE-2003-0102

File 3.x - Local Stack Overflow Code Execution

Severity Score

4.6

*CVSS v2

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

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.6

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
2024-09-16 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