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high 7.5

CVE-2003-0833 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in webfs before 1.20 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating directories that result in a long p…

published 2003-10-01 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0824

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in webfs before 1.20 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating directories that result in a long pathname.

Patch / fix

  • webfs Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.20

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0833

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23196)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23196 WebFS 1.x - 'Pathname' Buffer Overrun remote, 2003-09-29

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.