CVE-2000-0433

CVSS 2.0 Score 4.6 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published May 2, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0433 is a vulnerability affecting the SuSE aaa_base package. This issue arises due to some system accounts having home directories set to /tmp. A local user can exploit this vulnerability by creating standard user startup scripts for these accounts, thereby gaining privileges to those accounts. This allows for potential escalation of user privileges with serious implications for system security.

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Affected Products

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Affected Vendors

  • SUSE Linux GmbH