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CVE-2000-0723

Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
1.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 23%
Public exploits
0
none known

Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.01.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1596 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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