CVE-2000-0890

N/A Unknown
Published: February 16, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

periodic in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/626919
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/1754
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2325
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6047
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/626919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/1754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd