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CVE-2003-0844

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2003 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMod Gzip

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Mod Gzip· Schroepl
95%
v ≤ 1.3.26.1a

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105457180009860&w=2

CVSS

7.1HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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