CVE-2003-0308 (GCVE-0-2003-0308)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-05-17 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:50
VLAI
Summary
The Sendmail 8.12.3 package in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 does not securely create temporary files, which could allow local users to gain additional privileges via (1) expn, (2) checksendmail, or (3) doublebounce.pl.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/se… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://bugs.debian.org/496408 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2003-05-16 00:00
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