CVE-2003-0963

Description

Buffer overflows in (1) try_netscape_proxy and (2) try_squid_eplf for lftp 2.6.9 and earlier allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code via long directory names that are processed by the ls or rels commands.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.43% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107167974714484&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-404.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-406	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:116	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10525	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_051_lftp.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11180	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107126386226196&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107177409418121&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/10548	third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040101-01-U	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107340499504411&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-403.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107152267121513&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0963?: CVE-2003-0963 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0963?: To fix CVE-2003-0963, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0963 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0963 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.