CVE-2000-0715 json
DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temp…
published 2000-09-21 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0711
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/1552 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2000-0715 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Powertools 6.2 Red Hat Powertools 7.0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2000:122
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/1552
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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seclists.org
/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0096.html
mailing-list
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seclists.org
/bugtraq/2000/Jun/0298.html
mailing-list
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seclists.org
/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0082.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0715
- NVD CVE-2000-0715
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