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HistoryMay 07, 2001 - 4:00 a.m.
CVE-2000-0829
cve-2000-0829
red hat linux
tmpwatch
denial of service
nested directories
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
6.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.7%
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
Affected configurations
Node
redhattmpwatchMatch2.2
ORredhattmpwatchMatch2.5.1
ORredhatlinuxMatch6.1i386
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat:tmpwatch | redhat tmpwatch | eq | 2.2 |
| redhat:tmpwatch | redhat tmpwatch | eq | 2.5.1 |
| redhat:linux | redhat linux | eq | 6.1 |
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
6.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.7%
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