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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2003-1445 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Far Manager 1.70beta1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execu…

published 2003-12-31 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1435

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Far Manager 1.70beta1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22243)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22243 RARLAB FAR 1.65/1.70 - File Manager Buffer Overflow dos, 2003-02-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6822 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311334 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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