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CVE-2003-0578 Details

Description

cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges by deleting and overwriting arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0025.html CVEBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839150004682&w=2 CVEMailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0025.html [email protected]Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839150004682&w=2 [email protected]Mailing List

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ibm u2 universe
<= 10.0.0.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:u2_universe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0578
NVD Published Date:
Aug 18, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-0578 Details - Not Deferred