CVE-2000-0829

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/.

CVSS v2.0

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2001-05-07

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20217

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2000-0828
• CVE-2000-0830
• CVE-2000-0824
• CVE-2000-0833
• CVE-2000-0816
• CVE-2000-0834