Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0854
CVE-2003-0854
Description
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.
Affected products
26cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 20 more
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:academ:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta2:*:academ:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
14- secunia.com/advisories/10126nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17069nvdVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.htmlnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdfnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705nvd
- www.guninski.com/binls.htmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014nvd
- www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txtnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/115nvd
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