PT-2000-1656 · Helix Gnome · Helix-Update

Published 2000-10-20 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2000-0723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Helix GNOME Updater helix-update versions 0.5 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to create empty system configuration files, such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config, due to improper creation of /tmp directories.

Recommendations For helix-update versions 0.5 and earlier, ensure proper creation of /tmp directories to prevent local users from creating empty system configuration files. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0723

Affected Products

Helix-Update

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1596 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0723 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu · Note