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TI-2003-00656 Aliases CVE-2003-0709GHSA-hjjv-mh56-25f6

Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02805 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.7VulnerableWhois
cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.6VulnerableWhois
  • cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.7 Vulnerable ·Whois
  • cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.6 Vulnerable ·Whois

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0709
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjjv-mh56-25f6

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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