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CVE-2003-0262

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-05-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have.

Affected products

• Leksbot: 1.2

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945

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