CVE-2003-0547 json
GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the…
published 2003-08-22 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0541
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2003-0547 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 Red Hat Linux 9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:258
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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distro.conectiva.com.br
/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112
vdb-entry, signature
- mail.gnome.org /archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0547
- NVD CVE-2003-0547
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