CVE-2003-0846 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in SuSEconfig.javarunt within the javarunt package on SuSE Linux 7.3Pro. An attacker could exploit this by using a symlink attack on the .java_wrapper temporary file, leading to the overwrite of arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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