PT-2003-2535 · Debian+1 · Debian+1

Published 1970-01-01 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-0537

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions liece Emacs IRC client version 2.0+0.20030527 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to potentially overwrite arbitrary files as other users due to insecure creation of temporary files. Multiple vulnerabilities in the liece package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system can lead to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by a local attacker.

Recommendations For liece Emacs IRC client version 2.0+0.20030527 and earlier, consider updating to a version that securely handles temporary files, although the exact fixed version is not specified. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03492

BDU:2015-03493

CVE-2003-0537

DSA-341

Affected Products

Debian

Liece

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03493 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0537 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0537 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03492 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0537 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-341 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0537 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0537 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-341 · Note