CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0693

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Raptor GFX configuration tool, pgxconfig, uses a relative path for a system call to the 'cp' program, allowing local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying their path to point to an alternate 'cp' program.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to run unauthorized commands, posing a serious threat to system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to avoid using relative paths in system calls and to review and update tool configurations to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

pgxconfig in the Raptor GFX configuration tool uses a relative path name for a system call to the "cp" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying their path to point to an alternate "cp" program.

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