CVE-2000-0890 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in the 'periodic' utility within FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, potentially affecting other operating systems. An attacker could exploit this by creating a symbolic link, allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.2, indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and a low impact (partial integrity loss). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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