CVE-2000-0566

5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.2HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Caldera OpenlinuxMandrakesoft Mandrake LinuxRedhat Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 3
Latest updateMay 3

Description

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDredhat/linux4 versions+3
▶NVDcaldera/openlinux2.3, 2.4+1
▶NVDmandrakesoft/mandrake_linux4 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-r9xr-g4pq-h8rv: makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack↗2022-05-03
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CVEList
CVE-2000-0566: makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack↗2000-10-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
security flaw↗2000-07-03
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2000-0566 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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