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CVE-2000-0715
DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a…
Low2.1EPSS 0.41%
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- mitre
Description
DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary 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)
- 0.41% · top 64% 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
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20000807 Re: Diskcheck 3.1.1 Symlink Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20000622 Re: rh 6.2 - gid compromises, etc [+ MORE!!!] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1552 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20000805 Diskcheck 3.1.1 Symlink Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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 .