CVE-2000-0786

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:userv:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0780	GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.337% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0389.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96473640717095&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000727
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1516

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Userv

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

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

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 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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