ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00294 22nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.11b5 | Vulnerable | Angus Mackay |
| cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.11b7 | Vulnerable | Angus Mackay |
- cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11b5 Vulnerable ·Angus Mackay
- cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11b7 Vulnerable ·Angus Mackay
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0887
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p77v-m892-xf2p
References
More Angus Mackay Ez-ipupdate vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00887 Format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate.c for ez-ipupdate 3.0.10 through 3.0.11b8… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-0887 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0887 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p77v-m892-xf2p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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