Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0102
CVE-2003-0102
Description
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).
Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txtnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865nvdUS Government Resource
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.ascnvd
- lwn.net/Alerts/34908/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260nvd
- www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469nvd
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