CVE-2003-0854
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-10-25 04:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 02:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-10-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dbf459b2dc8f0da6db09d9411d888b72e12635954f9e3c3b6e190307d169f439
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-705http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2003:771http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
- www.exploit-db.com115https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/115
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2003:768http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768
- lists.grok.org.uk20031022 Fun with /bin/ls, yet still ls better than windowshttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:309http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html
- www.turbolinux.comTLSA-2003-60http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:310http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html
- www.securityfocus.comIMNX-2003-7+-026-01http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014
- secunia.com17069http://secunia.com/advisories/17069
- www.guninski.comhttp://www.guninski.com/binls.html
- secunia.com10126http://secunia.com/advisories/10126
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:106http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- coreutils Fixed in 5.2.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- coreutils Fixed in 5.2.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- coreutils Fixed in 5.2.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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