CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0048

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.61%

73th percentile - higher than 73% of all known CVEs

Summary

The get_it program in Corel Linux Update allows local users to gain root access by specifying an alternate PATH for the cp program.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability allows unauthorized actions on the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the get_it program and to monitor and control the PATH environment variable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

get_it program in Corel Linux Update allows local users to gain root access by specifying an alternate PATH for the cp program.

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