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CVE-2003-0173

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-05-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

xfsdq in xfsdump does not create quota information files securely, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.2f, 6.5.2m, 6.5.3 (+50)
• Xfsdump: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-283
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111673
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:047
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-283
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111673
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:047

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