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CVE-2003-0854

coreutils: CVE-2003-0854

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.11% · Oct 25, 2026

ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiancoreutilssid9.10-1fixed
Debiancoreutilsforky9.10-1fixed
Debiancoreutilstrixie9.7-3fixed
Debiancoreutilsbookworm9.1-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiancoreutilssourcesid5.2.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debiancoreutilssourceforky5.2.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debiancoreutilssourcetrixie5.2.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debiancoreutilssourcebookworm5.2.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [coreutils]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 9.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.2.1-1

      dsa · coreutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · coreutils · debian · 12

    • 9.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.2.1-1

      dsa · coreutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · coreutils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [coreutils]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 9.7-3 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.2.1-1

      dsa · coreutils · debian · 13

    • 9.7-3 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.2.1-1

      dsa · coreutils · debian · 13

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