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mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode without the Apache log, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) a symlink attack on predictable temporary filenames on Unix systems, or (2) an NTFS hard link on Windows systems when the "Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects" policy is not enabled

Published Oct 9, 2003

Description

mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode without the Apache log, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) a symlink attack on predictable temporary filenames on Unix systems, or (2) an NTFS hard link on Windows systems when the "Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects" policy is not enabled.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

References (1)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 9, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0844
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2003-0844
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2003-0844