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CVE-2003-0853

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a…

CVE-2003-08533 of 4 sources documented this
26

rank 26 = 3 + 13 + 0 + 10 + 0

rank@v1 · scheduled

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.11092  ·  without this subject the record ranks 23

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 5.0, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 13

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 26

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

20 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 16

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 26

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$158,000over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$158,000 = $4.99M incident cost x 0.28625080150224425 exposure x 0.11092 likelihood

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Hindsight · the state

0.11092EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity5 MEDIUMreceipt
Harmunauthenticated · networkreceipt
Exploitationnone in held sources
Defenseno fix version held
Movementfallenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2025-03-17, 535 days at 0.11, as of 2026-09-03. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no authentication · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactPartial availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v2.0 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classNo CWE mapping in held sources.

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed inNo fix version in held sources, as the index stood on 3 Sep 2026.
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Nothing observed in held sources.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD5 MEDIUMreceipt
Exploit probability0.11092 · top 4% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth2 products across 2 vendorsderived
Assigned bymitrereceipt
Recorded changes8 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Named in the CPE rangesGnu fileutils; Washington university wu-ftpdreceipt
Published rangesgnu fileutils 4.0; gnu fileutils 4.0.36; gnu fileutils 4.1; gnu fileutils 4.1.6receipt
Show all 20 published ranges
gnu fileutils 4.0
gnu fileutils 4.0.36
gnu fileutils 4.1
gnu fileutils 4.1.6
gnu fileutils 4.1.7
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.1
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta2
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr4
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr5
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr6
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr7
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr8
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr9
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr10
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr11
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr12
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr13
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr14
washington university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr15

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What it is stated by the CNA

An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
affected versions
gnu fileutils 4.0; gnu fileutils 4.0.36; gnu fileutils 4.1; and 17 more, listed in full below

check it yourself distro.conectiva.com.br support.avaya.com distro.conectiva.com.br lists.grok.org.uk redhat.com turbolinux.com +7 morereceipt

Dated events

2023-03-07EPSS moved 0.20 to 0.002026-06-15EPSS moved 0.02 to 0.10

Movement the material steps

4 Feb 20220.19771
7 Mar 20230.00456 · crossed 0.10 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.02438 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.10444 · crossed 0.10 · scoring model v2026.06.15
3 Sep 20260.11092
Show all 8 observations
4 Feb 20220.19771
7 Mar 20230.00456
4 Apr 20240.00646
17 Mar 20250.02438
29 Mar 20250.03041
30 Mar 20250.02438
15 Jun 20260.10444
3 Sep 20260.11092

8 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.11092Published2003-10-25Index as of2026-09-03

The record had been public for 22 years, 10 months when this index was last written.

Published 2003-10-25 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-03 derived

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