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TI-2003-00540 Aliases CVE-2003-0578GHSA-jx8m-xm6x-225q

cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as…

Priority LOW 34CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:ibm:u2_universe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.0.0.9VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:u2_universe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0578
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx8m-xm6x-225q

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2003-00542 Buffer overflow in uvadmsh in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier allows the uvadm user… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-01372 IBM UniVerse with UV/ODBC allows attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash or… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00541 uvadmsh in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier trusts the user-supplied -uv.install… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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