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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 root directory…
High7.5EPSS 2.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:855 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20040129 [FLSA-2004:1207] Updated cvs resolves security vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:866 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-422 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 10601 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11528 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20031217 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.052] OpenPKG Security Advisory (cvs) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsID=84&JServSessionIdservlets=8u3x1myav1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- CLA-2004:808 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- cvs-module-file-manipulation(13929) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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