CVE-2003-0854
ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can 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:0.00234
CVSS Score:2.1
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
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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