VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0722
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier allows local users to install arbitrary RPM packages by creating the /tmp/helix-install installation directory before root has begun installing packages.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier allows local users to install arbitrary RPM packages by creating the /tmp/helix-install installation directory before root has begun installing packages.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- helix code/gnome updater
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0240.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1593Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0240.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1593Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.