DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854

    Published: 17 Nov 2003Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2003-0854

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0854

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: coreutils

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.2.1-1

    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