Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0722
CVE-2000-0722
Description
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier allows local users to install arbitrary RPM packages by creating the /tmp/helix-install installation directory before root has begun installing packages.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_updater:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_updater:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_updater:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_updater:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_updater:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_updater:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=0.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1593nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0240.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pikenvd
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