CVE-2000-0724
The go-gnome Helix GNOME pre-installer allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various files in /tmp, including uudecode, snarf, and some installer files.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The go-gnome Helix GNOME pre-installer allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various files in /tmp, including uudecode, snarf, and some installer files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- helix code/go-gnome pre-installer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0351.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0356.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1622Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0351.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0356.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1622Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.