CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0231

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.77%

51th percentile - higher than 51% of all known CVEs

Summary

The kreatecd program in Linux trusts a user-supplied path used to locate the cdrecord program, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the kreatecd program and validate user-supplied paths to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Linux kreatecd trusts a user-supplied path that is used to find the cdrecord program, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

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