CVE-2003-0977

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Published: 2004-01-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0977 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.90%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0977

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 2025-03-30 2.70% 1.90% -0.80%
2 2025-03-29 1.90% 2.70% +0.80%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.90% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0977

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0977

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0977

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2003-0977 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cvs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0977
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0977

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0977

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cvs cvs 1.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.1_p1 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0977

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040103-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsID=84&JServSessionIdservlets=8u3x1myav1 Patch
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000808
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107168035515554&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107540163908129&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10601
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-422 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:112
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-004.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13929
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11528
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A855
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A866
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