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CVE-2000-0052

Published: Jan 04, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0052
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft6.1 (including)6.1 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.1 (including)6.1 (including)
TurbolinuxTurbolinux3.5b2 (including)3.5b2 (including)
TurbolinuxTurbolinux4.2 (including)4.2 (including)
TurbolinuxTurbolinux4.4 (including)4.4 (including)
TurbolinuxTurbolinux6.0.2 (including)6.0.2 (including)

References

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