CVE catalog

CVE-2003-0440

semi: CVE-2003-0440

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.39% · Oct 27, 2026

The (1) semi MIME library 1.14.5 and earlier, and (2) wemi 1.14.0 and possibly other versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiansemisid1.14.7~0.20230104-1fixed
Debiansemiforky1.14.7~0.20230104-1fixed
Debiansemitrixie1.14.7~0.20230104-1fixed
Debiansemibookworm1.14.7~0.20230104-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiansemisourcesid1.14.5+20030609-1not yet assignedNot reported[223456]
Debiansemisourceforky1.14.5+20030609-1not yet assignedNot reported[223456]
Debiansemisourcetrixie1.14.5+20030609-1not yet assignedNot reported[223456]
Debiansemisourcebookworm1.14.5+20030609-1not yet assignedNot reported[223456]

[Debian bug #223456]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [semi]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.14.7~0.20230104-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.14.5+20030609-1

      dsa · semi · debian · bookworm; dsa · semi · debian · 12

    • 1.14.7~0.20230104-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.14.5+20030609-1

      dsa · semi · debian · bookworm; dsa · semi · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [semi]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.14.7~0.20230104-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.14.5+20030609-1

      dsa · semi · debian · 13

    • 1.14.7~0.20230104-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.14.5+20030609-1

      dsa · semi · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]