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CVE-2000-0031
The initscripts package in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Medium6.2EPSS 0.33%
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Description
The initscripts package in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (1)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .