| Name | CVE-2003-0947 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wireless-tools (PTS) | buster | 30~pre9-13 | fixed |
| bullseye | 30~pre9-13.1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 30~pre9-14 | fixed |
| trixie | 30~pre9-16 | fixed |
| sid | 30~pre9-17 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wireless-tools | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- wireless-tools <not-affected> (iwconfig not setuid/setgid in Debian)