CVE-2000-1009

N/A Unknown

Published: December 11, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

dump in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0438.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1871

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5437

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0438.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1871

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5437

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.3%

57th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

redhat trustix