{"id":"CVE-2003-0262","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2003-0262","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:32:27.893Z","title":"leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have.","description":"leksbot 1.2.3 in Debian GNU/Linux installs the KATAXWR as setuid root, which allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting unknown vulnerabilities related to the escalated privileges, which KATAXWR is not designed to have.","published":"2003-05-27T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:01:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["leksbot/leksbot"],"epss":{"score":0.00835,"percentile":0.57422,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2003-05-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":22567,"kind":"exploit","title":"Leksbot 1.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22567","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/22567.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/22567.c","published":"2003-05-06","added":"2003-05-06","updated":"2017-11-15","author":"gunzip","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2003-0262","OSVDB-12065"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-299","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7505","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11945","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0262","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}