Is CVE-2003-0438 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0438 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0438?

CVE-2003-0438 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.2 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0438?

CVE-2003-0438 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0438?

Upgrade eldav on debian 11 to 0.7.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0438

LOW

1.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

How to fix

Remediation Available

eldavDebian

Fixed in:0.7.2-1CVE-2003-0438

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

debian.org

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