CVE-2003-1139

musicqueue 1.2.0 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Crash File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1139. PoCs published by dong-h0un U.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link attack in Musicqueue's signal handling procedure to overwrite critical files, such as /etc/passwd, by creating a predictable filename in /tmp. It demonstrates local privilege escalation by adding a malicious user entry with root privileges.

Description

Musicqueue 1.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by triggering a segmentation fault and using a symlink attack on the resulting musicqueue.crash file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by dong-h0un U · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23297

This exploit leverages a symbolic link attack in Musicqueue's signal handling procedure to overwrite critical files, such as /etc/passwd, by creating a predictable filename in /tmp. It demonstrates local privilege escalation by adding a malicious user entry with root privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: musicqueue.cgi v1.2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · musicqueue.cgi installed with suid root privileges
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/10104
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008014
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8899
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342476
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13520
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0021.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0228
EPSS Percentile 80.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
musicqueue/musicqueue 1.2
Published Oct 27, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026