PT-2003-1017 · Xfs · Xfsdump

Ethan Benson · Published 2003-04-15 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2003-0173

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions xfsdump (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a problem with xfsdq in xfsdump where quota information files are not created securely. This allows local users to gain root privileges. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the xfsdump package that can lead to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by a local attacker.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02201

CVE-2003-0173

DSA-283

Affected Products

Xfsdump

References · 11

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0173 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0173 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-283 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030404-01-P · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:047 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02201 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-283 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111673 · Note