Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0709 - Remote Security vulnerability in Whois 4.5.7/4.6.6
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |