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TI-2003-00488 Aliases CVE-2003-0517GHSA-mf4g-hr4q-jc65

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

Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.28VulnerableMgetty Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.28 Vulnerable ·Mgetty Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf4g-hr4q-jc65

References

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  • TI-2018-11988 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-11991 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-11992 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-11990 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-11989 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-16012 Out-of-bounds read in mgetty CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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