CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0009

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.82%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

The bna_pass program in Optivity NETarchitect uses the PATH environmental variable for finding the 'rm' program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized commands, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the bna_pass program and review the configuration of environmental variables to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The bna_pass program in Optivity NETarchitect uses the PATH environmental variable for finding the "rm" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS