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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0698

CVE-2000-0698

Description

Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.

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Affected products

5

Minicom/Minicom5 versions
cpe:2.3:a:minicom:minicom:1.82.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:minicom:minicom:1.82.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:minicom:minicom:1.82.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:minicom:minicom:1.83.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:minicom:minicom:1.83.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.82.1

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References

3

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1599nvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/77361nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5151nvd

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