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CVE-2000-0829

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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/.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: 6.1
• RedHat Tmpwatch: 2.2, 2.5.1

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/81364
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1664
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5217
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/81364
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1664
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5217

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