shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-1005 shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:32.214Z

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

Link: CVE-2000-1018

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-12-11T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-1018

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