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 sy…

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th 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.