security flaw
Published Aug 22, 2003
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:258
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:258
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:258
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:258
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:258
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:258 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:258 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:258 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:258 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:258 |
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 28.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.72th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0547 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617050 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0547
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0547
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0547 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617050 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0547 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0547 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.