CVE catalog

CVE-2003-0120

mhc: CVE-2003-0120

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.30% · Oct 27, 2026

adb2mhc in the mhc-utils package before 0.25+20010625-7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a default temporary directory with a predictable name.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianmhcsid1.2.4-6fixed
Debianmhcforky1.2.4-6fixed
Debianmhctrixie1.2.4-6fixed
Debianmhcbookworm1.2.4-6fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianmhcsourcesid0.25+20030224-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianmhcsourceforky0.25+20030224-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianmhcsourcetrixie0.25+20030224-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianmhcsourcebookworm0.25+20030224-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [mhc]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 1.2.4-6 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mhc · debian · 12

    • 1.2.4-6 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mhc · debian · 12

  • [mhc-utils]Fixed

    Source package: [mhc]

    Details (2)
    • 1.2.4-6 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mhc · debian · 12

    • 1.2.4-6 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mhc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [mhc]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 1.2.4-6 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · 13

    • 1.2.4-6 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · 13

  • [mhc-utils]Fixed

    Source package: [mhc]

    Details (2)
    • 1.2.4-6 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · 13

    • 1.2.4-6 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.25+20030224-1

      dsa · mhc · debian · 13

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