CVE-2000-0723

Low

Description

Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.

SeverityLow
CVSS1.2
Exploit probability—
ProductHelix Code Gnome Installer
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
helix_code gnome_installer0.2—

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