VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0786
GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/userv
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0389.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96473640717095&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000727Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1516Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0389.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96473640717095&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000727Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1516Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.