CVE-2003-0709

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925/	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925/	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.6.6:::::::*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925/ - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925/ - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2003-10-20 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2003-0709

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0709

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0709

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whois

whois

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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