CVE-2000-0723 json
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system…
published 2000-09-21 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0719
- cvss
- 1.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/1596
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0723
- NVD CVE-2000-0723
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