HIGH
Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to gain root access by booting single user and hitting ^C at the password prompt
Published Mar 22, 2000
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.95%
Description
Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to gain root access by booting single user and hitting ^C at the password prompt.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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.
0.95% 0.00955
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00955
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 1, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00955) | 59.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00955) | 56.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 32.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1005 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200002230248.NAA19185%40cairo.anu.edu.au mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1005 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200002230248.NAA19185%40cairo.anu.edu.au | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 22, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 22, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0219
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a