PT-2000-1718 · Gnu · Gnuserv

Published 2000-10-20 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2000-0786

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU userv versions 1.0.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to improper file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV GROUPS and USERV GIDS environmental variables. This corruption allows local users to bypass some access restrictions.

Recommendations For GNU userv versions 1.0.0 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0786

Affected Products

Gnuserv

References · 5

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0389.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0786 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2000/20000727 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1516 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96473640717095&w=2 · Note