CVE-2000-1207 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by exploiting format string vulnerabilities in glibc via environment variables when userhelper executes non-setuid programs.
- 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-2000-1207?
CVE-2000-1207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 31 Jul 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcxc-2pg3-26ww.