CVE-2003-0963
Buffer overflows in (1) try_netscape_proxy and (2) try_squid_eplf for lftp 2.6.9 and earlier allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code via long directory names that are processed by the ls
02 Description
Buffer overflows in (1) try_netscape_proxy and (2) try_squid_eplf for lftp 2.6.9 and earlier allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code via long directory names that are processed by the ls
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
- 14.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.6% 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
- Moderate. 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
- 2003-12-17 05:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 02:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-11-26
- 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
- e6fc2f4d74487a5f07b3d5d136655ae5bed97533761d5fcc497c91ecc2008ff3
05 Affected products
06 References
- patches.sgi.com20040202-01-Uftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- marc.info20031217 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.053] OpenPKG Security Advisory (lftp)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107167974714484&w=2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:404http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-404.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-406http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-406
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:116http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:116
- secunia.com10525http://secunia.com/advisories/10525
- www.novell.comSuSE-SA:2003:051http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_051_lftp.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11180https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11180
- marc.info20031212 [slackware-security] lftp security update (SSA:2003-346-01)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107126386226196&w=2
- marc.info20031218 GLSA: lftp (200312-07)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107177409418121&w=2
- secunia.com10548http://secunia.com/advisories/10548
- patches.sgi.com20040101-01-Uftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040101-01-U
- marc.infoCLA-2004:800http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107340499504411&w=2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:403http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-403.html
- marc.info20031213 lftp buffer overflowshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107152267121513&w=2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- lftp Fixed in 2.6.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- lftp Fixed in 2.6.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- lftp Fixed in 2.6.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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