Vulnerability in Catdoc
CVE-2003-0193
msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.osvdb.org/11193 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11560 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/13021/ (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/13022/ (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16335 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-575 (vendor-advisory)