PT-2000-1046 · Red Hat · Usermode

Published 2000-01-04 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat usermode package (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows local users to gain root access through the userhelper program in the usermode package, utilizing PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0052

Affected Products

Usermode

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19710 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19709 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0052 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-001.html · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/search.php3?type=2&pattern=linux-pam-userhelper · Note
• http://l0pht.com/advisories/pam_advisory · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/913 · Note