Local User Memory Consumption Vulnerability in ls for Fileutils and Coreutils by GNU
CVE-2003-0854

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Gnu
Status: Fileutils; Wu-ftpd
Vendor: CVE Published:; 17 November 2003

What is CVE-2003-0854?

The ls command within the Fileutils and Coreutils packages by GNU is susceptible to a vulnerability that allows local users to exploit memory consumption issues by passing an excessively large value to the -w option. This could potentially allow attackers to impact system resources through applications that utilize the ls command, including various FTP services like wu-ftpd. Proper mitigation strategies should be implemented to safeguard against this type of local exploitation.

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