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CVE-2003-0977

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01901
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
cvsall versions
slackware linuxall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

3
et-openGPL MISC CVS non-relative path error responsemisc-attack
snort-communityINDICATOR-COMPROMISE CVS non-relative path error responsemisc-attack
snort-communitySERVER-OTHER CVS non-relative path access attemptmisc-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD05 Jan 2004 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2004:003Low
rhsaRHSA-2004:004Low
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References & Sources

15
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsID=84&JServSessionIdservlets=8u3x1myav1Patch
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000808
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107168035515554&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107540163908129&w=2
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