CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1009

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Red Hat Linux 6.2, there is a vulnerability that relies on the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable. This allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk as local users can gain unauthorized access to administrator privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the RSH variable and to monitor and control its value to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

dump in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

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