CVE-2003-0887 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

Published: 2005-10-31

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:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0877	ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

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 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?rev=1.6

History

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Subscriptions

Angus Mackay Ez-ipupdate

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-31T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.645Z

Reserved: 2003-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0887

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-0887

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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