Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0202 (CCN-11734)

Assigned:2003-04-07
Published:2003-04-07
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:The (1) halstead and (2) gather_stats scripts in metrics 1.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
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): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: Cmetrics README Web site
Cmetrics README

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0202

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-279

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-279
metrics -- insecure temporary file creation

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13390
metrics halstead Script Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13391
metrics gather_stats Script Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Vendor Advisory
7293

Source: CCN
Type: BID-7293
Metrics Insecure Local File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
metrics-tmpfile-symlink(11734)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
metrics-tmpfile-symlink(11734)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:brian_renaud:metrics:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:279
    V
    insecure temporary file creation
    2003-04-07
    BACK
    brian_renaud metrics 1.0
    debian debian linux 2.2