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High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0844

CVE-2003-0844

Description

mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode without the Apache log, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) a symlink attack on predictable temporary filenames on Unix systems, or (2) an NTFS hard link on Windows systems when the "Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects" policy is not enabled.

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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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