PT-2003-1810 · Whois · Whois

Published 2003-09-03 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2003-0709

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: whois (affected versions not specified)

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the whois client. This could potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if they provide a long command line option. The whois client is not setuid but can be called from within CGI programs, which may increase the risk of exploitation.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0709

Affected Products

Whois

References · 5

• 🔥 http://zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2925 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0709 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0709 · Vendor Advisory