CVE-2003-0578 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges by deleting and overwriting arbitrary files.

Published: 2003-07-17

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:u2_universe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0025.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839150004682&w=2

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm U2 Universe

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-07-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.274Z

Reserved: 2003-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0578

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0578

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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