SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-1134

Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and (4) bash, follow symlinks when processing << redirects (aka here-documents or in-here documents), which allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.42%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and (4) bash, follow symlinks when processing << redirects (aka here-documents or in-here documents), which allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.42% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
immunix/immunix · conectiva/linux · caldera/openlinux · caldera/openlinux edesktop · caldera/openlinux eserver · hp/hp-ux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · redhat/linux · suse/suse linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.