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CVE-2003-0578

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• 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: yes
• Published: 2003-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges by deleting and overwriting arbitrary files.

Affected products

• IBM U2 Universe: through 10.0.0.9

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0025.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839150004682&w=2
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0025.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105839150004682&w=2

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