CVE-2000-1207
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97034397026473&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97063854808796&w=2
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97034397026473&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97063854808796&w=2
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.