DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709

    Published: 20 Oct 2003Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2003-0709

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from within CGI programs, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0709

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: whois

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/whois?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.6.7

    Affected versions

    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