CVE-2000-0948 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GnoRPM before 0.95 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 7.2 High

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:gnome:gnorpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0935	GnoRPM before 0.95 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00064.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0043.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0184.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-055.php3?dis=7.0
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-072.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/136866
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1761
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5317
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0948

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0948

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0948 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0948

Subscriptions

Gnome Gnorpm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:32.035Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0948

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0948

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2000-0948 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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