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CVE-2000-1018

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2000-12-11 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file.

Affected products

• Mendel Cooper Shred: 1.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97119799515246&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97131166004145&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1788
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5722
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97119799515246&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97131166004145&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1788
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5722

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