CVE-2003-0165 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.7% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Eye Of Gnome (EOG) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument for the file to display.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.68% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnome | eog |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNOME Eye Of Gnome 1.0.x/1.1.x/2.2 - Format String | 2003-03-28 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0157.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887189724146&w=2
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=312&idxseccion=10
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363001
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:048
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-128.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7121
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A52
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0157.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887189724146&w=2
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=312&idxseccion=10
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363001
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:048
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-128.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7121
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A52
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