# CVE-2003-0365: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges by replacing executables in the ICQ Lite directory due to insecure permissions granting full control to interactive users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jun 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3jrx-9rpx-73p9

## What is CVE-2003-0365?

CVE-2003-0365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ICQLite 2003a creates the ICQ Lite directory with an ACE for "Full Control" privileges for Interactive Users, which allows local users to gain privileges as other users by replacing the executables with malicious programs.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0365?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Icq Inc Icqlite.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-0365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-0365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0365 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-0365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0365/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0365
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0365
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0365

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