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CVE-2000-0566

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Published

2000-07-03T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System caldera openlinux 2.3 Yes
Operating System caldera openlinux 2.4 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.2 Yes
References