CVE-2003-0517

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: August 18, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

faxrunqd.in in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on JOB files.

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

5.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

17th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-59

mgetty_project