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CVE-2003-0390

Published: Jun 10, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options that are fed into macros such as opt_warn_2, as used in functions such as opt_atoi.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

james theiler
aka opt
optOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105371246204866&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105121918523320&w=2
marc.info
http://nis-www.lanl.gov/~jt/Software/opt/opt-3.19.tar.gz
nis-lanl.gov

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