CVE-2003-0924 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files due to insecure temporary file creation in the Netpbm image processing library.
- 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
What is CVE-2003-0924?
CVE-2003-0924 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
netpbm 9.25 and earlier does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0924?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (16)
netpbm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-progs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-progs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-progs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
netpbm-progs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:9.24-11.30.1 |
Products include Netpbm Netpbm.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0924?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2003-0924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0924, DSA-426, GHSA-4rcx-3v3w-9cg9, RHSA-2004:031.