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CVE-2003-08471 exploit

SuSEconfig.susewm in the susewm package on SuSE Linux 8.2Pro allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the su…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 53%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

SuSEconfig.susewm in the susewm package on SuSE Linux 8.2Pro allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the susewm.$$ temporary file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-23223 SuSE Linux Professional 8.2 - SuSEWM Configuration File Insecure Temporary File · local · 2003-10-06

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=106546531922379&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=106545972615578&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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