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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0709

CVE-2003-0709

Description

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.

Affected products

2
  • Whois/Whois2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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