security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:080 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:080 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 7.0 - RHSA-2000:080 (2000-11-08)
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 | 0.90% (0.00904) | 58.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 55.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 36.49th | 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 (9)
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise64.php third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0816 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616514 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5320 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0816
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0816
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise64.php | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0816 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616514 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0816 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0816 |
Change history (0)
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