{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0853",
    "published": "2003-11-17 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:03:05",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.",
    "epss_score": "0.11092",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95786",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "gnu",
            "product": "fileutils"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "washington_university",
            "product": "wu-ftpd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "23274",
            "title": "Coreutils 4.5.x - LS Width Argument Integer Overflow",
            "date": "2003-10-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23274"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768",
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771",
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/10126",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17069",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf",
        "http://www.guninski.com/binls.html",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875",
        "http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-60.txt",
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000768",
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000771",
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012548.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/10126",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17069",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-213.pdf",
        "http://www.guninski.com/binls.html",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:106",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-309.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-310.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6014",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8875"
    ]
}