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CVE-2003-0949

Published: Feb 03, 2004 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0949
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the gunzip program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XsokMichael_bischoff1.02 (including)1.02 (including)
XsokUbuntudapper*
XsokUbuntudevel*
XsokUbuntuedgy*
XsokUbuntufeisty*

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