CVE-2000-1012 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can read arbitrary files on FreeBSD systems by manipulating the LANG environmental variable in the catopen function.
- 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-2000-1012?
CVE-2000-1012 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 29 Nov 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the LANG environmental variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1012 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-2000-1012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6pg4-9xrg-8x4f.