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CVE-2003-0947

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Published: Dec 15, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.

Affected (8)

Wireless Tools Project
1 product
Wireless Tools
Configuration A
8 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wireless Tools
Version 19
Wireless Tools
Version 20
Wireless Tools
Version 21
Wireless Tools
Version 22
Wireless Tools
Version 23
Wireless Tools
Version 24
Wireless Tools
Version 25
Wireless Tools
Version 26

Related CWEs

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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