CVE-2003-0947
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2003-0947- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2003-0947- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0937No score
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0937- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4p9-5425-2328No score
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-p4p9-5425-2328- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (1) | 2003-10-27 |
| Exploit-DB | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (3) | 2003-10-27 |
| Exploit-DB | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (2) | 2003-11-11 |
| Exploit-DB | Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2005-09-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0947 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Wireless Tools Project Tools, published November 18, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.