security flaw
Published Jul 31, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:075 (2000-12-01) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:075 (2000-12-01) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:075 (2000-12-01) - Red Hat Linux 7.0 - RHSA-2000:075 (2000-12-01)
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 36.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 35.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 36.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 34.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 32.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97034397026473&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97063854808796&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1207 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616547 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1207
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1207
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97034397026473&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97063854808796&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1207 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616547 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1207 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1207 |
Change history (0)
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