{"id":"CVE-2000-0816","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2000-0816","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:37:06.733Z","title":"Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.","description":"Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.","published":"2000-10-06T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:52:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":2.1,"severity":"LOW","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["redhat/linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00904,"percentile":0.5952,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2000-10-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":20285,"kind":"exploit","title":"RedHat 6.2/7.0 Tmpwatch - Arbitrary Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20285","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/20285.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/20285.c","published":"2000-10-06","added":"2000-10-06","updated":"2012-08-06","author":"X-Force","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2000-0816","OSVDB-1603"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 0.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise64.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5320","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise64.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5320","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0816","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}