MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cross-Referencing Linux (LXR) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .
Published Mar 21, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.43%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cross-Referencing Linux (LXR) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the v parameter.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.3
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.43% 0.04426
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04426
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.43% (0.04426) | 91.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.43% (0.04426) | 90.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 59.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 82.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01172) | 83.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01261) | 83.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01001) | 81.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739747222492&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-264 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7062 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739747222492&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-264 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7062 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 21, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 19, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0156
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a