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CVE-2003-0854

Published: Oct 25, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
2.1CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
fileutilsgnuOSS Libraries
wu-ftpdwashington university
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
washington universityNetworking Infrastructureaka wu-ftpd
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
debian.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
support.avaya.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 25, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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