CVE-2003-0603

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: 2003-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Bugzilla 2.16.x before 2.16.3, 2.17.x before 2.17.4, and earlier versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are created in directories with group-writable or world-writable permissions.

Affected products

Mozilla Bugzilla: 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.14.1, 2.14.2, 2.14.3 (+8)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000653
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.16.2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7412
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000653
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.16.2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7412

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