CVE-2000-0724

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.

6.2

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0351.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0356.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1622	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0724?: CVE-2000-0724 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0724?: To fix CVE-2000-0724, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0724 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2000-0724 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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