CVE-2000-1134 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite other users' files via symlink attacks in shell here-document processing.
- 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-2000-1134?
CVE-2000-1134 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 19 Dec 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and (4) bash, follow symlinks when processing << redirects (aka here-documents or in-here documents), which allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1134?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Caldera Openlinux, Caldera Openlinux Edesktop, Caldera Openlinux Eserver, Conectiva Linux, Hp Hp-Ux, Immunix Immunix and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1134?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1134 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-2000-1134 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1134 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j272-pr5g-4cv9.