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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0566

CVE-2000-0566

Description

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

18
  • Caldera/Openlinux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Linux12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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