CVE-2000-0184

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2000-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux printtool sets the permissions of printer configuration files to be world-readable, which allows local attackers to obtain printer share passwords.

Affected products

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 7.0
RedHat Linux: 6.1, 6.2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0082.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1037
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0082.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1037

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