security flaw
Published Sep 21, 2000
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.92%
Description
The faxrunq and faxrunqd in the mgetty package allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack which creates a symlink in from /var/spool/fax/outgoing/.last_run to the target file.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:059 (2000-09-07) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:059 (2000-09-07) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:059 (2000-09-07) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:059 (2000-09-07)
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.92% (0.00916) | 58.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00916) | 55.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 41.96th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0329.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0330.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-029.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1612 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0691 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616502 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0691
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0691
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0329.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0330.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-029.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1612 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0691 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616502 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0691 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0691 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.