CVE-2003-0497
Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0497- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0497- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0491 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0491- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9g9j-vr2v-2964 No score
Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9g9j-vr2v-2964- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | InterSystems Cache 4.1.15/5.0.x - Insecure Default Permissions | 2003-07-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0497 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Intersystems Cache Database, published July 4, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=7
intersystems.com/support-learning/support/product-news-alerts/support-alerts-2003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0497
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g9j-vr2v-2964