Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1009
CVE-2000-1009
Description
dump in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1871nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0438.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5437nvd
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