CVE-2000-0715

security flaw

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Published Sep 21, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kirk_bauer:diskcheck:3.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:::::::*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
	cpe:/a:redhat:powertools:6.2	RHSA-2000:122	2000-12-01T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
	cpe:/a:redhat:powertools:7.0	RHSA-2000:122	2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0711	DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.414% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0082.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0096.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jun/0298.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1552
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0715
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0715

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Conectiva Linux

Kirk Bauer Diskcheck

Redhat Powertools

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 21, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM
Reserved: Sep 19, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 20, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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Red Hat Updated: Aug 5, 2000, 12:00 AM

Severity
Public date: Aug 5, 2000, 12:00 AM

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