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High 7.2HealthcarePublished Jul 4, 2003
CVE-2003-0497Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying cache and executing it via cuxs.
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, higher than 55% of scored CVEs.
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Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying cache and executing it via cuxs.
- CVSS
- 7.2 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.79% (percentile 55)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 12, 2026
Affected products
intersystems cache_database intersystems:cache_database | 5 | NVD |
References
- http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=7third-party-advisory, x-refsource-idefense
- https://www.intersystems.com/support-learning/support/product-news-alerts/support-alerts-2003/x-refsource-confirm
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