Vulnerability Details : CVE-2000-0829
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0829
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2000-0829
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2000-0829
Products affected by CVE-2000-0829
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tmpwatch:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tmpwatch:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*