CVE-2003-0578 — HIGH severity vulnerability (cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard)
cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges by deleting and overwriting arbitrary files.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0578 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.8 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-59 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-08-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges by deleting and overwriting arbitrary files. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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