DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0709
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709
Upstream
Published
2003-10-20T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:08:50.243453Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / whois

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709.json"

Debian:12 / whois

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709.json"

Debian:13 / whois

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709.json"

Debian:14 / whois

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709.json"