CVE-2000-0816 describes a local arbitrary command execution vulnerability in the tmpwatch utility within Red Hat Linux. Specifically, the --fuser option allows local users to execute commands by creating files with shell metacharacters in their names. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low attack complexity and local access requirements, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-20285), and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:N/I:P/A:N
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