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CVE-2000-0723 Details

Description

Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.

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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1596 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1596 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
helix code gnome installer
0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_installer:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0723
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0723 Details - Not Deferred