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CVE-2000-0296

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-03-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

fcheck allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell metacharacters into file names that are processed by fcheck.

Affected products

• Michael A. Gumienny Fcheck: 2.7.45

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/current/0011.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1086
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/current/0011.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1086

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