Description
Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.
Published: 2000-04-18
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0052 Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:05:53.530Z

Reserved: 2000-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-01-04T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0052

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-01-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2000-0052 - Bugzilla

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