CVE-2000-0972

HP-UX 11.00 crontab allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -e option by creating a symlink to the target file during the crontab session, quitting the session, and reading the error messages that crontab generates.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2000-12-19

Last modified

2024-08-08

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Hp-ux (Hp)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0317.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5410