CVE-2003-0262 — leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have

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leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have

Published May 8, 2003

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.83%

Description

leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.83% 0.00835

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00835

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.83% (0.00835)	56.14th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.83% (0.00835)	52.74th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.15% (0.00154)	33.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	0.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	0.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.76% (0.01761)	76.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.76% (0.01761)	76.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.76% (0.01761)	74.44th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.76% (0.01761)	53.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 8, 2003

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved May 7, 2003

Link CVE-2003-0262

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2003-0262

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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