Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0972
CVE-2000-0972
Description
HP-UX 11.00 crontab allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -e option by creating a symlink to the target file during the crontab session, quitting the session, and reading the error messages that crontab generates.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0317.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5410nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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