What is CVE-2003-0844?

CVE-2003-0844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schroepl Mod Gzip, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2003-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2003-0844?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Schroepl Mod Gzip

CVE-2003-0844

mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode without the Apache log, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) a symlink attack on predictable temporary filenames on Unix systems, or (2) an NTFS hard link on Windows systems when the "Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects" policy is not enabled.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Schroepl Mod_gzip
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-0844?: CVE-2003-0844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schroepl Mod Gzip, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2003-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2003-0844?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.