CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1125

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Restore version 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, allowing local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk of unauthorized access to the system by local users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the software that does not trust the RSH variable, and to monitor and restrict access for local users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

restore 0.4b15 and earlier 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