CVE-2003-1445
Stack-based buffer overflow in Far Manager 1.70beta1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Far Manager 1.70beta1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 February 2003
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- rarlab/far manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3281
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311334Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6822Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11293
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3281
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311334Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6822Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11293
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.