CVE-2003-0996 Privilege escalation in n/a
Medium 4.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0996 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2003.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0996 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-2003-0996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0996/index.md)
Attackers can gain elevated privileges via the help interface in CA Unicenter Remote Control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0996?
CVE-2003-0996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2003.
Official description
Unknown "System Security Vulnerability" in Computer Associates (CA) Unicenter Remote Control (URC) 6.0 allows attackers to gain privileges via the help interface.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Unicenter Remote Control Host.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xpf-rhp2-vhpw.