CVE-2000-0494 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Veritas Volume Manager creates a world writable .server_pids file, which allows local users to add arbitrary commands into the file, which is then executed by the vmsa_server script.

Published: 2000-10-13

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:volume_manager:3.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:volume_manager:3.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:volume_manager:3.0.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0492	Veritas Volume Manager creates a world writable .server_pids file, which allows local users to add arbitrary commands into the file, which is then executed by the vmsa_server script.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01091.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0151.html
http://seer.support.veritas.com/tnotes/volumeman/230053.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1356

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Veritas Volume Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:30.587Z

Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0494

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-06-16T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0494

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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