VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0390
Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options that are fed into macros such as opt_warn_2, as used in…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.03%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options that are fed into macros such as opt_warn_2, as used in functions such as opt_atoi.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.03% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- james theiler/opt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105121918523320&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105371246204866&w=2
- http://nis-www.lanl.gov/~jt/Software/opt/opt-3.19.tar.gzPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105121918523320&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105371246204866&w=2
- http://nis-www.lanl.gov/~jt/Software/opt/opt-3.19.tar.gzPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.