2.1

CVE-2003-0854: gnu fileutils

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854
Published 25-10-2003Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0854 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in gnu fileutils. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.11% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    WU-FTPD 2.6.2 - 'wuftpd-freezer.c' Remote Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • coreutils< 5.2.1-1
Gnu1 product
Washington_university1 product
  • wu-ftpd2.4.1 | 2.4.2_beta2 | 2.4.2_beta18 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 | 2.4.2_vr16 | 2.4.2_vr17 | 2.5.0 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2

3 vendors · 3 products

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