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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0887 · published 31 December 2003

CVE-2003-0887: Angus mackay ez-ipupdate vulnerability

Angus Mackay · Ez Ipupdate

ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.29% · top 79.7%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.29%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

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://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?rev=1.6
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://cvs.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/SPECS/ez-ipupdate/ez-ipupdate.spec?rev=1.6

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Related vulnerabilities

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10.0CVE-2004-0980Angus mackay ez-ipupdate vulnerabilityFormat string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate.c for ez-ipupdate 3.0.10 through 3.0.11b8, when running in daemon mode with certain service types in use, …EPSS 3.8%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0887), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-10). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.