Is CVE-2003-1575 being actively exploited?

CVE-2003-1575 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-1575?

CVE-2003-1575 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2003-1575

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

VERITAS File System (VxFS) 3.3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 before MP1 Rolling Patch 02 for Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 9 does not properly implement inheritance of default ACLs in certain circumstances related to the characteristics of a directory inode, which allows local users to bypass intended file permissions by accessing a file on a VxFS filesystem.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (21th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2003-1565)
Published: January 28, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2003-1565 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
symantec / vxfs
symantec / vxfs
symantec / vxfs

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113207-05-1(Patch)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200161-1(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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