CVE-2000-1095 describes a critical vulnerability in the modprobe utility within modutils 2.3.x on Linux systems, affecting distributions like Red Hat, SuSE, and Mandrakesoft. A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a severe impact with complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only local access and low attack complexity. While not on CISA's KEV list and with no active exploitation observed, public exploit code exists, including an ExploitDB entry, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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