CVE-2003-0173

high

Description

xfsdq in xfsdump does not create quota information files securely, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:047

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111673

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-283

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-05-05

Updated: 2008-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High