Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1207
CVE-2000-1207
Description
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).
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4- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3nvdVendor Advisory
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