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CVE-2000-08161 exploit

Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 60%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20285 RedHat 6.2/7.0 Tmpwatch - Arbitrary Command Execution · local · 2000-10-06

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • xforce.iss.net /alerts/advise64.php · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_ISS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1785 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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