LIVE NEWSROOM · --:-- · May 25, 2026
A LIBRARY FOR SECURITY RESEARCHERS

CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2003-0517

CVE-2003-0517

CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Summary

faxrunqd.in in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on JOB files.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score5.5 (MEDIUM)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vectorLOCAL
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredLOW
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Mgetty_project mgetty
Check this CVE live

Use our free CVE Lookup tool for the latest NVD record, or browse the full CISA KEV catalog.

References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Scroll to Top