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CVE-2003-0648

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-05-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 3.0
• Fte Text Editor: all versions

References

• 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
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11290
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009655
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009656
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-472

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