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CVE-2003-0579

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

uvadmsh in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier trusts the user-supplied -uv.install command line option to find and execute the uv.install program, which allows local users to gain privileges by providing a pathname that is under control of the user.

Affected products

• IBM U2 Universe: through 10.0.0.9

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0026.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105838948002337&w=2
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0026.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105838948002337&w=2

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