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CVE-2003-0193

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...

2.1 LowFix available

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Record
CVE-2003-0193
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Record
CVE-2003-0193
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0188 No score

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Record
EUVD-2003-0188
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27q9-g54w-g6cm No score

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Record
GHSA-27q9-g54w-g6cm
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Record
CVE-2003-0193
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0193 No score

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0193
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
catdoc
Debian:12
before 0.91.5-2
0.91.5-2
catdoc
Debian:13
before 0.91.5-2
0.91.5-2
catdoc
Debian:14
before 0.91.5-2
0.91.5-2
catdoc
Debian:3.0
before 0.91.5-1.woody3
0.91.5-1.woody3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2003-0193 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Catdoc, published June 3, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in catdoc 0.91.5-2.

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