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CVE-2000-0566
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2000-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux: 2.3, 2.4
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1
- RedHat Linux: 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1434
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900
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