Vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
CVE-2000-0052
Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1
- Turbolinux — versions 3.5b2, 4.2, 4.4
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/913 (vdb-entry)
- www.l0pht.com/advisories/pam_advisory (vendor-advisory)
- xforce.iss.net/search.php3 (vdb-entry)