CVE-2000-0595 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2000-0595

libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directory...

Vulnerability Description

libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directory instead of the user's home directory, which may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by installing a modified .editrc in another directory.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

freebsd
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 13th, 2000
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.