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CVE-2003-0853 json

An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary co…

published 2003-10-25 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0844

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.1%
EPSS 11.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.

Patch / fix

  • coreutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0853

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2003-0853 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:310
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:309
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:310

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23274)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23274 Coreutils 4.5.x - LS Width Argument Integer Overflow dos, 2003-10-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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