sup 1.8 and earlier does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0606 is rated Low Risk (24.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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 | 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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2003-0606 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sup), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0606 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cvsup | cvsup-mirror | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cvsup:cvsup-mirror:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sup | sup | 1.8 | cpe:2.3:a:sup:sup:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-353 | Patch Vendor Advisory |