Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU100014

Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2000-0006

Published: December 25, 1999 / Updated: October 10, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100014

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0006

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

strace allows local users to read arbitrary files via memory mapped file names.

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