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CVE-2003-0539

Published: Jul 10, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

skk (Simple Kana to Kanji conversion program) 12.1 and earlier, and the ddskk package which is based on skk, creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
daredevil skkOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ddskk-xemacsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ddskk
ddskk
skk
oss-project
skkLibrary
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-343
debian.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-242.html
redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A28
oval.cisecurity.org
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