CVE-2003-0947

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—💥 Exploit

Buffer overflow in iwconfig, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long OUT environment variable.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 7.2

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.33%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 70
Score date: 10/9/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - Local Privilege Escalation (9/14/2005)
Published on Exploit-DB · Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (2) (11/11/2003)
Published on Exploit-DB · Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (1) (10/27/2003)
Published on Exploit-DB · Wireless Tools 26 (IWConfig) - ARGV Local Command Line Buffer Overflow (3) (10/27/2003)

Affected technologies (1)

Wireless Tools Project — Wireless Tools

CWEs

CWE-120

References

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