CVE-2000-0829 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2000-0829

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new...

Vulnerability Description

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

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

tmpwatch, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2, 2.5.1, 6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 7th, 2001
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.