Vulnerability Details CVE-2000-0723
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 19.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 1.2
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu
Products affected by CVE-2000-0723
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cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_installer:0.2