Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0120 (CCN-11439)

Assigned:2003-02-28
Published:2003-02-28
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:adb2mhc in the mhc-utils package before 0.25+20010625-7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a default temporary directory with a predictable name.
CVSS v3 Severity:2.9 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:1.2 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
1.2 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0120

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-256

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA 256-1
mhc -- insecure temporary file

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-256
mhc -- insecure temporary file

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mhc-adb2mhc-insecure-tmp(11439)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12497
mhc-utils adb2mhc Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
6978

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6978
mhc-utils Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mhc-adb2mhc-insecure-tmp(11439)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mhc-utils:mhc-utils:0.25_snap2001-06-25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:256
    V
    insecure temporary file
    2003-02-28
    BACK
    mhc-utils mhc-utils 0.25_snap2001-06-25