CVE-2000-0566 in man

Summary

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

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• Disclosure: 07/03/2000
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-15731
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-61 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.4
• EPSS: 0.00083
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0566
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0566
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2000-0566/