CVE-2003-0656 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

eroaster before 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file that is used as a lockfile.

Published: 2003-08-14

Score: 2.1 Low

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:eroaster:eroaster:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eroaster:eroaster:2.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eroaster:eroaster:2.2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0650	eroaster before 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file that is used as a lockfile.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00121.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252649028401&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-366
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:083

History

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Subscriptions

Eroaster Eroaster

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-08-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.146Z

Reserved: 2003-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0656

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-0656

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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