LOW
Linux printtool sets the permissions of printer configuration files to be world-readable, which allows local attackers to obtain printer share passwords
Published Apr 25, 2000
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Linux printtool sets the permissions of printer configuration files to be world-readable, which allows local attackers to obtain printer share passwords.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 7.0
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.2
No data.
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00379
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00379
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 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 20.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | 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 (2)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0082.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1037 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0082.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1037 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 25, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 22, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0184
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a