CVE-2000-0367
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 18, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-2000-0367 is a significant vulnerability affecting eterm 0.8.8, a terminal emulation package in Debian GNU/Linux. An attacker can exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root level, gaining unrestricted access to the system. The specifics of the vulnerability involve improper file permissions, allowing an attacker to write to a critical system file. This creates an opportunity for code injection and the execution of arbitrary commands. Systems running eterm 0.8.8 should be updated immediately to mitigate this risk.
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