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CVE-2000-0698

Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.

Published

2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	minicom	minicom	1.82.0	Yes
Application	minicom	minicom	1.82.1	Yes
Application	minicom	minicom	1.83.0	Yes
Application	minicom	minicom	1.83.1	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/77361 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1599 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5151 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/77361 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1599 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5151 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)