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CVE-2000-0816

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-10-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: 6.2, 7.0

References

• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785
• http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise64.php
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5320
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-056.php3?dis=7.1
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1785
• http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise64.php
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5320

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