CVE-2003-0102

Description

Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running file, possibly via a large entity size value in an ELF header (elfhdr.e_shentsize).

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2

http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3