CVE-2003-0655 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges by exploiting a race condition in the rscsi utility of cdrtools.
- 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-2003-0655?
CVE-2003-0655 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
rscsi in cdrtools 2.01 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges by specifying the target file as a command line argument, which is modified while rscsi is running with privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0655?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cdrtools Cdrtools.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0655 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0655 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4rf-j2qg-h4c6.