CVE-2000-0365

Medium

Published: 01/06/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.38%

29th percentile - higher than 29% of all known CVEs

Red Hat Linux 6.0 installs the /dev/pts file system with insecure modes, allowing local users to write to other tty devices.

Local users may gain access to other users' data, leading to potential privacy and security breaches.

It is recommended to secure the /dev/pts file system settings to restrict tty device access to authorized users only.

Original NVD description (English source)

Red Hat Linux 6.0 installs the /dev/pts file system with insecure modes, which allows local users to write to other tty devices.