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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, w

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00234
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnu fileutilsall versions
washington university wu-ftpdall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosWU-FTPD 2.6.2 - 'wuftpd-freezer.c' Remote Denial of Serviceverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · exploits/115www.exploit-db.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
snort-communityPROTOCOL-FTP LIST integer overflow attemptmisc-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD17 Nov 2003 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2003:309Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2003:310Moderate
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References & Sources

13
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10126Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17069Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf
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