What is CVE-2003-0578?

CVE-2003-0578 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM U2 Universe, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2003-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2003-0578?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM U2 Universe

CVE-2003-0578

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.

Published 2003-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM U2 Universe

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0025.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-0578?: CVE-2003-0578 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM U2 Universe, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2003-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2003-0578?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.