CVE-2003-0949 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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 0.00059.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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:michael_bischoff:xsok:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Michael Bischoff Subscribe	Xsok Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0939	xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-405
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9321
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14098

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-01-14T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:35.006Z

Reserved: 2003-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0949

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-02-03T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-0949

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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