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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0102 · published 18 March 2003

CVE-2003-0102: File vulnerability

File · File

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).

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% · top 20.3%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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).

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc
http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865 US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc
http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865 US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0102), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.