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CVE-2000-0786
GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.34%
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Description
GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% 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 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20000726 userv security boundary tool 1.0.1 (SECURITY FIX) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1516 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96473640717095&w=2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20000727 userv: local exploit (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .