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CVE-2000-1207

userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 39%
Public exploits
0
none known

userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=97063854808796&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=97034397026473&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred

Sources

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