CVE-2003-0977

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and...

7.5 HighFix available

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Exploit likelihood

2.47%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Record: CVE-2003-0977
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Record: CVE-2003-0977
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0967No score

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Record: EUVD-2003-0967
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jrq-7cgx-qq88No score

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and...

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Record: GHSA-4jrq-7cgx-qq88
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Record: CVE-2003-0977
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0977No score

CVS server before 1.11.10 may allow attackers to cause the CVS server to create directories and files in the file system root directory via malformed module requests.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0977
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cvs` Debian:12	before 1:1.11.10	1:1.11.10
`cvs` Debian:13	before 1:1.11.10	1:1.11.10
`cvs` Debian:14	before 1:1.11.10	1:1.11.10
`cvs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.11.2-14	0:1.11.2-14
`cvs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.11.2-14	0:1.11.2-14
`cvs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.11.2-14	0:1.11.2-14
`cvs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.11.2-14	0:1.11.2-14

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0977 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cvs, published December 10, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in cvs 1:1.11.10.

References

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