CVE-2003-0036 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ml85p, as included in the printer-drivers package for Mandrake Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames of the form "mlg85p%d".

Published: 2003-01-22

Score: 6.2 Medium

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:rildo_pragana:ml85p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0036	ml85p, as included in the printer-drivers package for Mandrake Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames of the form "mlg85p%d".

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0029.html
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.21.03.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:010
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/307608/30/26270/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005959

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Rildo Pragana Ml85p

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:34.875Z

Reserved: 2003-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0036

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-02-07T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-0036

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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