CVE catalog

CVE-2003-0948

wireless-tools: CVE-2003-0948

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.10% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in iwconfig allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianwireless-toolssid30~pre9-23not affected
Debianwireless-toolsforky30~pre9-23not affected
Debianwireless-toolstrixie30~pre9-18not affected
Debianwireless-toolsbookworm30~pre9-14not affected

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianwireless-toolssourcesidNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianwireless-toolssourceforkyNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianwireless-toolssourcetrixieNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianwireless-toolssourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [ifrename]Not affected

    Source package: [wireless-tools]

    Details (2)
    • 30~pre9-14 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

    • 30~pre9-14 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

  • [libiw30]Not affected

    Source package: [wireless-tools]

    Details (2)
    • 30~pre9-14 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

    • 30~pre9-14 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

  • [libiw-dev]Not affected

    Source package: [wireless-tools]

    Details (2)
    • 30~pre9-14 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

    • 30~pre9-14 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

  • [wireless-tools]Not affected
    Details (2)
    • 30~pre9-14 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

    • 30~pre9-14 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · wireless-tools · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References