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CVE-2000-0829
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Low2.1EPSS 0.98%
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Description
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.98% · top 38% 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
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- linux-tmpwatch-fork-dos(5217) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20000909 tmpwatch: local DoS : fork()bomb as root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2000:080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1664 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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