CVE-2003-0193

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Affected products

catdoc: through 0.91

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=183525
http://secunia.com/advisories/13021/
http://secunia.com/advisories/13022/
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-575
http://www.osvdb.org/11193
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16335
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=183525
http://secunia.com/advisories/13021/
http://secunia.com/advisories/13022/
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-575
http://www.osvdb.org/11193

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