Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-0052

Title: Red Hat userhelper .. (dot dot) PAM symlink attack allows root

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2000-0052

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Jan 04, 2000
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.30%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-0052: Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

Impacted Vendors

C
conectiva 1
R
redhat 1
C
cyrix 1
T
turbolinux 1
M
mandrakesoft 1

Reference Links

http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/pam_advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-001.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/913 http://xforce.iss.net/search.php3?type=2&pattern=linux-pam-userhelper http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/pam_advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-001.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/913 http://xforce.iss.net/search.php3?type=2&pattern=linux-pam-userhelper
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-0052 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19709
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19710
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.