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CVE-2000-0715 Details

Description

DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0082.html CVE
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0096.html CVE
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jun/0298.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1552 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0082.html [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kirk bauer diskcheck
3.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:kirk_bauer:diskcheck:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
conectiva linux
5.0
5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0715
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]