CVE-2003-0853
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.
Published:Oct 15, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Oct 25, 2003
EPSS Score:0.02438
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gnu
Product
Fileutils
Gnu
Fileutils
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Vendor
Washington University
Product
Wu-ftpd
Washington University
Wu-ftpd
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
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
