DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0949
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2004-02-03T05:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:04:00.779975Z
Summary
[none]
Details

xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xsok

Package

Name
xsok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xsok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.02-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949.json"

Debian:12 / xsok

Package

Name
xsok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xsok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.02-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949.json"

Debian:13 / xsok

Package

Name
xsok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xsok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.02-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949.json"

Debian:14 / xsok

Package

Name
xsok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xsok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.02-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949.json"