CVE-2000-0698

medium

Description

Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5151

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-0694

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1599

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/77361

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-10-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04385