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CVE-2003-0440
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2003-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
The (1) semi MIME library 1.14.5 and earlier, and (2) wemi 1.14.0 and possibly other versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 3.0
- Semi: 1.14.3
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-339
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-231.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-234.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A569
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-339
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-231.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-234.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A569
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