CVE-2000-0829 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service in Red Hat Linux by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp, exhausting resources via tmpwatch.
- 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-2000-0829?
CVE-2000-0829 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0829?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Linux, Redhat Tmpwatch.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0829 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0829 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qqw-f9rj-2mrm.