CVE-2000-0107 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2000-0107?

CVE-2000-0107 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux apcd program allows local attackers to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0107?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0107?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0107 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2000-0107 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0107 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-2gfh-cg4p-chjr.