Vulnerability in Leksbot
CVE-2003-0262
leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Leksbot — versions 1.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)