CVE-2003-0214

run-mailcap in mime-support 3.22 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2003-05-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0214 is rated Low Risk (24.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0214

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0214

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0214

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0214

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2003-0214 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mime-support), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0214

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0214

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian mime-support 3.9 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.12 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.13 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.14 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.15 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.16 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.17 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.18 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.19 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.20 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian mime-support 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0214

URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-292 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence