CVE-2003-0887

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Published Oct 31, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b7:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0877	ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.294% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?rev=1.6

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Angus Mackay Ez-ipupdate

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 31, 2005, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

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