CVE-2003-0165 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious image file with specific format string specifiers in Eye Of Gnome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0165?
CVE-2003-0165 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in Eye Of Gnome (EOG) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument for the file to display.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Eog.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0165?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2003-0165 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0165 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0165, GHSA-wxqm-488m-v2xg.