01 Record
CVE-2000-0715
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.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2000-09-21 04:00Z26 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 05:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2000-09-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 688d411752fc99e4d5ac3020b356ae65d0409e6e9658215866e077258057614c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- seclists.org20000807 Re: Diskcheck 3.1.1 Symlink Vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0096.html
- seclists.org20000622 Re: rh 6.2 - gid compromises, etc [+ MORE!!!]http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jun/0298.html
- www.securityfocus.com1552http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1552
- seclists.org20000805 Diskcheck 3.1.1 Symlink Vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0082.html