CVE-2003-0833 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in webfs versions prior to 1.20, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating directories with excessively long pathnames. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, and with no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-23196) confirms the existence of public exploit code, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webfs:webfs:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.