CVE-2003-0648 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in vfte, based on FTE, before 0.50, allow local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2004-04-06

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fte:fte_text_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0642	Multiple buffer overflows in vfte, based on FTE, before 0.50, allow local users to execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02258.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/11290
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009655
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009656
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-472
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/354838
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/900964
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10041
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15726

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Fte Fte Text Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-04-06T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.204Z

Reserved: 2003-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0648

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-05-04T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0648

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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