CVE-2003-0193
msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").
02 Description
msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-06-03 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-04-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8bffdcda24fa7e99d611c353da9158b6dc391566f117873eae29e920c5a2459f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.osvdb.org11193http://www.osvdb.org/11193
- www.securityfocus.com11560http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11560
- secunia.com13021http://secunia.com/advisories/13021/
- secunia.com13022http://secunia.com/advisories/13022/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcatdoc-xlsview-symlink(16335)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16335
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=183525
- www.debian.orgDSA-575http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-575
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- catdoc Fixed in 0.91.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- catdoc Fixed in 0.91.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- catdoc Fixed in 0.91.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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