National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2003-0924)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0924

Original release date:02/17/2004

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

netpbm 9.25 and earlier does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:3.7 (LOW) (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 1.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: High

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#487102

Name: VU#487102

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/487102

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2004:030

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-030.html

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-426

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-426