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CVE-2000-0786

GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environme…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 27%
Public exploits
0
none known

GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0389.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1516 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=96473640717095&w=2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2000/20000727 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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