security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.98%
Description
Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running file, possibly via a large entity size value in an ELF header (elfhdr.e_shentsize).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:087
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:087
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:087
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:086
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:086
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:086
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:086
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:086
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:086
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:087
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:087 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:087 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:087 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:086 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:086 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:086 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:086 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:086 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:086 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:087 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01982) | 79.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01982) | 77.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 5.75% (0.05745) | 90.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.08% (0.08083) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 69.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 62.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 60.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 92.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 91.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 79.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0102 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616966 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0102
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0102
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.