CVE-2003-0497 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by modifying the world-writable cache binary in Caché Database installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0497?
CVE-2003-0497 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jul 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying cache and executing it via cuxs.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intersystems Cache Database.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0497 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0497 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g9j-vr2v-2964.