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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0603 · published 27 August 2003

CVE-2003-0603: Mozilla bugzilla vulnerability

Mozilla · Bugzilla

Bugzilla 2.16.x before 2.16.3, 2.17.x before 2.17.4, and earlier versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are created in directories with group-writable or world-writable permissions.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.30% · top 80.0%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Bugzilla 2.16.x before 2.16.3, 2.17.x before 2.17.4, and earlier versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are created in directories with group-writable or world-writable permissions.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000653 Vendor Advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.16.2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7412 PatchVendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000653 Vendor Advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.16.2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7412 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0603), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.