VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0709
Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from within CGI programs, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from within CGI programs, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.80% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- whois/whois
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925/Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925/Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.