CVE-2003-1139 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on crash files, potentially compromising system integrity.
- 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-2003-1139?
CVE-2003-1139 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Musicqueue 1.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by triggering a segmentation fault and using a symlink attack on the resulting musicqueue.crash file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1139?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Musicqueue Musicqueue.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1139?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2003-1139 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1139 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5gw-xjvv-9mrw.