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TI-2003-00883 Aliases CVE-2003-0977GHSA-4jrq-7cgx-qq88

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02474 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.7VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.8VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.1VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.1_p1VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.2VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.3VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.4VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.5VulnerableCvs
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.6VulnerableCvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.7 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.8 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1_p1 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·Cvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.6 Vulnerable ·Cvs
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSlackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:004 Released 2004-01-14 · Red Hat rating Low
    cvs security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cvs-1.11.2-14, cvs-1.11.2-14.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-14, cvs-1.11.2-14.i386, cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cvs-1.11.2-14, cvs-1.11.2-14.i386, cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-14, cvs-1.11.2-14.i386, cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64
  • RHSA-2004:003 Released 2004-01-12 · Red Hat rating Low
    : Updated CVS packages fix minor security issue
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:004
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:003

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0977
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jrq-7cgx-qq88

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 5

Sources

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