CVE-2000-0698 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via symlink attacks in Minicom, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0698?
CVE-2000-0698 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Minicom Minicom.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0698 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-2000-0698 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0698 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wf3-9pvj-q52c.