DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0102

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0102
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0102.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0102
Upstream
Published
2003-03-18T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-24T23:47:47.602148Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.40-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.40-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.40-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.40-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}