LOW
The libmediatool library used for the KDE mediatool allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack
Published Jul 12, 2000
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The libmediatool library used for the KDE mediatool allows local users to create arbitrary files 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.
1.2 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00326
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00326
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 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 23.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 24.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.56th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-005.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1269 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-005.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1269 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 23, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0371
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a