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TI-2003-00789 Aliases CVE-2003-0854GHSA-qjv8-gc24-r5w4

ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01108 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.36VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta2:*:academ:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta2VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:academ:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr4VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr5VulnerableWashington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.36 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta2:*:academ:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta2 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:academ:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 Vulnerable ·Washington University
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr6VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr7VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr8VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr9VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr10VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr11VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr12VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr13VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr14VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr15VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_vr16VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_vr17VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableWashington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_vr16 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_vr17 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Washington University

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:310 Released 2003-11-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    fileutils security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2003:309 Released 2003-11-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated fileutils/coreutils package fix ls vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:310
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:309
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:309
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:309
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:309
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:309
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:310

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0854
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjv8-gc24-r5w4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 7

Other 3

Sources

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