CVE-2000-1095 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in modprobe, potentially escalating privileges on Linux systems.
- 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-2000-1095?
CVE-2000-1095 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, 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
modprobe in the modutils 2.3.x package on Linux systems allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1095?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Conectiva Linux, Immunix Immunix, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Redhat Linux, Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1095?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1095 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2000-1095 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1095 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7753-m7xj-hvxr.