PT-2000-1011 · Red Hat · Red Hat+3

Published 2000-02-28 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0186

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dump-static-0.4b19 dump-0.4b19 rmt-0.4b19

Description The issue involves multiple vulnerabilities in the dump-static-0.4b19, dump-0.4b19, and rmt-0.4b19 packages of the Red Hat Linux operating system. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. A buffer overflow in the dump utility allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

Recommendations For dump-static-0.4b19, consider disabling the dump utility until a patch is available. For dump-0.4b19, restrict access to the dump utility to minimize the risk of exploitation. For rmt-0.4b19, avoid using the package until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-07991

BDU:2015-07992

BDU:2015-08211

CVE-2000-0186

Affected Products

Red Hat

Dump-0.4B19

Dump-Static-0.4B19

Rmt-0.4B19

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0186 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07991 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-08211 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07992 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-100.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1020 · Note
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html · Note