CVE-2003-0547

GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.

Published: 2003-08-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0547 is rated Low Risk (18.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). 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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0547

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 0.08% 0.36% +0.29%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0547

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0547

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0547

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0547

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0547

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdm 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat kdebase 2.4.0.7.13 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdebase:2.4.0.7.13:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat kdebase 2.4.1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kdebase:2.4.1.3.5:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0547

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