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CVE-2000-06981 exploit
Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.4%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-20160 Minicom 1.82/1.83 - Capture-file Group Ownership · local · 2000-08-19
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/77361 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5151 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/1599 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0698
- NVD: CVE-2000-0698
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