MEDIUM
Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack
Published Jan 22, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.38%
Description
Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user 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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
4.38% 0.04385
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04385
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 | 4.38% (0.04385) | 90.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.38% (0.04385) | 90.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02651) | 85.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.05% (0.01051) | 76.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 48.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 46.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 44.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 85.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 83.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 66.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/77361 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1599 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5151 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/77361 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1599 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5151 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0698
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a