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CVE-2000-0691
The faxrunq and faxrunqd in the mgetty package allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack which creates a…
Low2.1EPSS 0.92%
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- mitre
Description
The faxrunq and faxrunqd in the mgetty package allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack which creates a symlink in from /var/spool/fax/outgoing/.last_run to the target file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.92% · top 40% 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: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1612 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0330.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20000826 Advisory: mgetty local compromise (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CSSA-2000-029.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_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 .