CVE-2003-0390

Published: Jul 2, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Options Parsing Tool (OPT) shared library 3.18 and earlier, when used in setuid programs, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options that are fed into macros such as opt_warn_2, as used in functions such as opt_atoi.

Affected (1)

Products: James Theiler: Opt

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
James Theiler Opt	version ≤ 3.18

References (6)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105121918523320&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105371246204866&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://nis-www.lanl.gov/~jt/Software/opt/opt-3.19.tar.gz

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105121918523320&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105371246204866&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://nis-www.lanl.gov/~jt/Software/opt/opt-3.19.tar.gz

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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