MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Mar 22, 2000
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The initscripts package in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.2 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00328
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00328
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 23.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 24.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.88th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 18, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0031 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616459 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0031 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0031
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0031
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0031 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616459 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0031 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0031 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0031 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 22, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 11, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0031
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a