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CVE-2000-0566
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
High7.2EPSS 0.40%
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- mitre
Description
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% 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: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- MDKSA-2000:015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2000:041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- linux-man-makewhatis-tmp(4900) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20000727 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - MAN (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1434 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .