Vulnerability in Red Hat Linux

CVE-2000-0031

The initscripts package in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

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CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2000-0031: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0031?
CVE-2000-0031 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Linux. Published 2000-10-20.
Is CVE-2000-0031 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.