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CVE-2003-0709
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2003-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from within CGI programs, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option.
Affected products
- Whois: 4.5.7, 4.6.6
References
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