CVE-2000-0566
published 2000-07-03CVE-2000-0566: makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
PriorityP411high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.40%
32.1th percentile
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| caldera | openlinux | — | — |
| caldera | openlinux | — | — |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | — | — |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | — | — |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | — | — |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat7.2HIGH
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Red Hat
security flaw
vendor_redhat·2000-07-03·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2000-0566 [HIGH] security flaw
security flaw
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Statement: This issue was fixed in the following products:
- Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:041 (2000-07-04)
- Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:041 (2000-07-04)
- Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:041 (2000-07-04)
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:041 (2000-07-04)
GHSA
GHSA-r9xr-g4pq-h8rv: makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-03
CVE-2000-0566 [HIGH] GHSA-r9xr-g4pq-h8rv: makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-021.0.txthttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.htmlhttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-021.0.txthttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.htmlhttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900
2000-07-03
Published