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CVE-2003-0854

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 1.06% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-11-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2003-0854
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
1.06%

Original NVD Description

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.