CVE-2000-0829

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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/.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2000
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2000-0829: Low severity, CVSS 2.1 | Vulnix