CVE-2000-0724 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The go-gnome Helix GNOME pre-installer allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various files in /tmp, including uudecode, snarf, and some installer files.

Published: 2000-09-21

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:go-gnome_pre-installer:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0720	The go-gnome Helix GNOME pre-installer allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various files in /tmp, including uudecode, snarf, and some installer files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0351.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0356.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1622

History

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Subscriptions

Helix Code Go-gnome Pre-installer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-09-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.189Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0724

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0724

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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