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TI-2003-00768 Aliases CVE-2003-0833GHSA-chjx-4778-7qf9

Stack-based buffer overflow in webfs before 1.20 allows attackers to execute arbitrary…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in webfs before 1.20 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating directories that result in a long pathname.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06573 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17VulnerableWebfs
cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18VulnerableWebfs
cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19VulnerableWebfs
cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.20VulnerableWebfs
  • cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17 Vulnerable ·Webfs
  • cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18 Vulnerable ·Webfs
  • cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19 Vulnerable ·Webfs
  • cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.20 Vulnerable ·Webfs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0833
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chjx-4778-7qf9

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2003-00418 Buffer overflow in webfs before 1.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-00275 The Gentoo init script for webfs uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/webfsd.log… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2003-00767 Directory traversal vulnerability in webfs before 1.20 allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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