CVE-2000-0595

Current Description

libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directory instead of the user's home directory, which may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by installing a modified .editrc in another directory.

Basic Data

PublishedJuly 05, 2000
Last ModifiedSeptember 10, 2008
Assignercve@mitre.org
Data TypeCVE
Data FormatMITRE
Data Version4.0
Problem TypeNVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector StringAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access VectorLOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access ComplexityLOW
CVSS 2 - AuthenticationNONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability ImpactPARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score4.6
SeverityMEDIUM
Exploitability Score3.9
Impact Score6.4
Obtain All Privilegefalse
Obtain User Privilegefalse
Obtain Other Privilegetrue

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

  • OR - Configuration 1
    Cpe VersionPartVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguageSW EditionTarget SWTarget HWOtherVersion Start IncludingVersion End IncludingVersion Start ExcludingVersion End Excluding
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.0*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.1*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.2*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.3*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.4*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd4.0*******

Vulnerable Software List

VendorProductVersions
Freebsd Freebsd 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0

References

NameSourceURLTags
FreeBSD-SA-00:24http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0035.htmlFREEBSDExploit Patch Vendor Advisory
1446http://www.osvdb.org/1446OSVDB
1437http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1437BIDExploit Patch Vendor Advisory