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CVE-2003-0977

Published: Dec 10, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 19.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
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

cvscvs
On-prem
DevTools & CI / source-control
slackware linuxslackware
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
cvsoss-projectDevTools & CIaka cvs
slackwareoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka slackware linux

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
patches.sgi.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
patches.sgi.com
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsID=84&JServSessionIdservlets=8u3x1myav1
ccvs.cvshome.org
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Timeline

Published
Dec 10, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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