CVE-2000-1125

Public Exploit

Description

restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1914	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97336034309944&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-1125?: CVE-2000-1125 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-1125?: To fix CVE-2000-1125, 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-2000-1125 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-1125 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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