CVE-2000-0698

Medium

Description

Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMinicom
PublishedOct 20, 2000
First seenOct 20, 2000

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
minicom minicom1.82.0, 1.82.1, 1.83.0, 1.83.1—

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