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CVE-2000-1207
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in…
High7.2EPSS 0.44%
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Description
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).
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)
- 0.44% · top 62% 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
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20001003 SuSE: userhelper/usermode (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20000930 glibc and userhelper - local root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2000:075 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2000:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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