Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0847 (CCN-13356)

Assigned:2003-10-06
Published:2003-10-06
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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.
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: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 06 2003 - 08:08:02 CDT
Local root exploit in SuSE Linux 8.2Pro

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 06 2003 - 13:24:28 CDT
Re: Local root exploit in SuSE Linux 8.2Pro

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0847

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20031006 Local root exploit in SuSE Linux 8.2Pro

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20031006 Re: Local root exploit in SuSE Linux 8.2Pro

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11672
SuSEconfig.susewm Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: CCN
Type: BID-8778
SuSE Linux SuSEWM Configuration File Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
suse-susewm-symlink(13356)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    suse suse linux 8.2
    suse suse linux 8.2