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    CVE-2003-0102

    Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running file, possibly via a large entity size value in an ELF header (elfhdr.e_shentsize).

    Published:Mar 4, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 1, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.08278
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    File
    Product
    File
    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txthttp://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txthttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22324https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22325

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc
    http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260
    http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865
    http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469
    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc
    http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260
    http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865
    http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High