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CVE-2003-03902 exploits

Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local user…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 64%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options that are fed into macros such as opt_warn_2, as used in functions such as opt_atoi.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22538 Libopt.a 3.1x - Error Logging Buffer Overflow (2) · local · 2003-04-24
  • EDB-22537 Libopt.a 3.1x - Error Logging Buffer Overflow (1) · dos · 2003-04-24

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105371246204866&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105121918523320&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • nis-www.lanl.gov /~jt/Software/opt/opt-3.19.tar.gz · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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