CVE-2000-1202 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code as root by exploiting a CLASSPATH misconfiguration in ikeyman, 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-2000-1202?
CVE-2000-1202 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ikeyman in IBM IBMHSSSB 1.0 sets the CLASSPATH environmental variable to include the user's own CLASSPATH directories before the system's directories, which allows a malicious local user to execute arbitrary code as root via a Trojan horse Ikeyman class.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1202?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Http Server Ssl Module Common.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1202?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1202 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1202 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92vr-7cqw-xc63.