What is CVE-2000-0972?

CVE-2000-0972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2000-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2000-0972?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux

CVE-2000-0972

HP-UX 11.00 crontab allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -e option by creating a symlink to the target file during the crontab session, quitting the session, and reading the error messages that crontab generates.

EPSS: 0.013 (66.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hp Hp-ux — versions 11.00
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0972?: CVE-2000-0972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2000-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2000-0972?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.