security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.98%
Description
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
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:N/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00978) | 60.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00978) | 57.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 43.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.57th | 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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/81364 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1664 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0829 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616516 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5217 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0829
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0829
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/81364 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1664 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0829 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616516 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0829 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0829 |
Change history (0)
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