10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2003-0098
Apache Critical Privilege Escalation
Description

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2003, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-0098 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apcupsd apcupsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2003-0098.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt Broken Link
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.php Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt Broken Link
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.php Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-0098 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt No Types Assigned http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Vendor Advisory http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.php No Types Assigned http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.php Broken Link
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.8.5 *cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.10.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apcupsd:apcupsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.6 *cpe:2.3:a:apcupsd:apcupsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.10.0 up to (excluding) 3.10.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-0098 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2003-0098 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.95 }} 0.00%

score

0.80785

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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