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CVE-2003-0709

Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from within CGI programs, may allow remote attackers to ex…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • zone-h.org /en/advisories/read/id=2925/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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