CVE-2003-0193 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Published: 2004-06-03

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:catdoc:catdoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0188	msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

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 0.00141.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=183525
http://secunia.com/advisories/13021/
http://secunia.com/advisories/13022/
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-575
http://www.osvdb.org/11193
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16335

History

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Subscriptions

Catdoc Catdoc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-06-03T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.094Z

Reserved: 2003-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0193

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-08-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0193

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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