CVE-2000-0219
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk57th percentile - higher than 57% of all known CVEs
Summary
Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to gain root access by booting single user and hitting ^C at the password prompt.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability allows local users to gain unauthorized access to the administrator account, potentially leading to serious security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the system to a newer version and restrict physical access to machines to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat 6.0
See all- CVE-2000-0093High
A Red Hat installation uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password instead of md5.
- CVE-1999-1491High
In Red Hat 2.1, the abuse.console tool uses relative pathnames to locate and execute the undrv program, allowing local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path pointing to a Trojan horse program.
Original NVD description (English source)
Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to gain root access by booting single user and hitting ^C at the password prompt.