Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0262 - Multiple Unspecified vulnerability in Leksbot 1.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Leksbot 1.2 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-0262. Local exploit for linux platform |
| id | EDB-ID:22567 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 2003-05-06 |
| published | 2003-05-06 |
| reporter | gunzip |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/22567/ |
| title | Leksbot 1.2 - Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities |
Nessus
| NASL family | Debian Local Security Checks |
| NASL id | DEBIAN_DSA-299.NASL |
| description | Maurice Massar discovered that, due to a packaging error, the program /usr/bin/KATAXWR was inadvertently installed setuid root. This program was not designed to run setuid, and contained multiple vulnerabilities which could be exploited to gain root privileges. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 15136 |
| published | 2004-09-29 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15136 |
| title | Debian DSA-299-1 : leksbot - improper setuid-root execution |