Vulnerability in Caldera Openlinux
CVE-2000-0566
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink 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: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux — versions 2.3, 2.4
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
- Red Hat Linux — versions 5.2, 6.0, 6.1
References
- frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434 (vdb-entry)