Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0723
CVE-2000-0723
Description
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:helix_code:gnome_installer:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=0.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1596nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pikenvd
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