CVE-2000-0230
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Mar 13, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-2000-0230 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the imwheel software. This issue arises when processing overly long HOME environmental variables in the imwheel-solo script. Malicious users can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code, effectively gaining root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, especially in environments where users have the ability to set their HOME environment variable.
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Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat