CVE-2000-0718 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A race condition in MandrakeUpdate allows local users to modify RPM files while they are in the /tmp directory before they are installed.

Published: 2000-10-13

Score: 1.2 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:::::::*

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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-2000-0714	A race condition in MandrakeUpdate allows local users to modify RPM files while they are in the /tmp directory before they are installed.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00057.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0146.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1567

History

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Subscriptions

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.462Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0718

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0718

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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