MEDIUM
faxrunqd.in in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on JOB files
Published Jul 10, 2003
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.32%
Description
faxrunqd.in in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on JOB files.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.1.28
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.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.32% 0.00323
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00323
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 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 23.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 23.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- ftp://alpha.greenie.net/pub/mgetty/source/1.1/mgetty1.1.29-Nov25.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://alpha.greenie.net/pub/mgetty/source/1.1/mgetty1.1.29-Nov25.tar.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 10, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 7, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0517
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a