CVE-2003-0265

Exp

Race condition in SDBINST for SAP database 7.3.0.29 creates critical files with world-writable permissions before initializing the setuid bits, which allows local attackers to gain root privileges by modifying the files before the permissions are changed.

Published: 2003-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0265 is rated Exploit Available (59.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0265

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22531 exploit_db edb 2003-04-23 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0265

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 2026-06-15 0.19% 0.86% +0.67%
2 2025-03-17 0.12% 0.19% +0.07%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0265

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0265

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0265

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap sap_db 7.3.29 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:7.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_db 7.4.3.7_beta cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:7.4.3.7_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0265

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