DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0854
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854
Upstream
Published
2003-11-17T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-24T23:48:52.609815Z
Summary
[none]
Details

ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}