CVE-2003-0963
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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 14.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- lftp 2.6.9 - Remote Stack Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 143remote, linuxpublished 14 Jan 2004Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 21 days later
· 21 days later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.7% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 20031217 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.053] OpenPKG Security Advisory (lftp) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:404 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-406 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:116 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 10525 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2003:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20031212 [slackware-security] lftp security update (SSA:2003-346-01) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20031218 GLSA: lftp (200312-07) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 10548 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- CLA-2004:800 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:403 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20031213 lftp buffer overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-0953 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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