CVE-2000-0566
N/A
Published: October 13, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:52 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinuxMandrake LinuxOpenlinux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-021.0.txtMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0390.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
Source: [email protected]
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:015Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-041.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4900Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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