Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-1095

RCE

Title: modprobe shell-metacharacter handling allows command execution

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2000-1095

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Jan 09, 2001

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

1.11%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-1095: modprobe in the modutils 2.3.x package on Linux systems allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Impacted Vendors

immunix 1

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0179.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0596.html http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000340 http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001120 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-071-1.php3?dis=7.1 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-108.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1936 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5516 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0179.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0596.html http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000340 http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001120 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-071-1.php3?dis=7.1 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-108.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1936 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5516

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-2000-1095 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20402

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

January 09, 2001 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.