Helix Code: Security Vulnerabilities
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier allows local users to install arbitrary RPM packages by creating the /tmp/helix-install installation directory before root has begun installing packages.
CVSS Score
6.2
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2000-10-20
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.
CVSS Score
1.2
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2000-10-20
The go-gnome Helix GNOME pre-installer allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various files in /tmp, including uudecode, snarf, and some installer files.
CVSS Score
6.2
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2000-10-20