ifdhcpc-done script for configuring DHCP on Red Hat Linux 5 allows local users to append text to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dhcplog file
Published Mar 9, 2002
No CVSS score
EPSS 0.39%
Description
ifdhcpc-done script for configuring DHCP on Red Hat Linux 5 allows local users to append text to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dhcplog file.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
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No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.39% 0.00389
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00389
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 30.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 30.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 25.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88950856416985&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7294.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#initscripts x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/368 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88950856416985&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7294.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#initscripts | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/368 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2001
Link CVE-1999-1407
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a