CVE-2003-0947 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 70)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.33% — more likely to be exploited than 70% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireless tools project | wireless tools |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2005-09-14 |
| exploit-db | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (2) | 2003-11-11 |
| exploit-db | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (1) | 2003-10-27 |
| exploit-db | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (3) | 2003-10-27 |
References
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