Multiple vulnerabilities in noweb 2.9 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via multiple vectors including the noroff script.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0381 is rated Low Risk (17.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.11% | 0.33% | +0.22% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.16% | 0.11% | -0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2003-0381 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (noweb), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0381 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| norman_ramsey | noweb | <= 2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:norman_ramsey:noweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-323 | Patch Vendor Advisory |