CVE-2003-0440

medium

Description

The (1) semi MIME library 1.14.5 and earlier, and (2) wemi 1.14.0 and possibly other versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A569

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2003-0434

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-234.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-231.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-339

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-08-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N