VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1125
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.11% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97336034309944&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1914Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97336034309944&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1914Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.