CVE-2003-0438
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or...
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2003-0438- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2003-0438- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0432 No score
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0432- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cgx-mwj5-qw86 No score
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or...
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-9cgx-mwj5-qw86- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2003-0438- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0438 No score
eldav WebDAV client for Emacs, version 0.7.2 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0438- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0438 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Yuuichi Teranishi Eldav, published June 19, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in eldav 0.7.2-1.