Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0219 (CCN-4026)

Assigned:2000-02-23
Published:2000-02-23
Updated:2015-11-04
Summary:Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to gain root access by booting single user and hitting ^C at the password prompt.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 22 2000 - 20:48:07 CST
redhat 6.0: single user boot security hole

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0219

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13637
Red Hat Linux Single User Mode Password Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat, Inc. Support
Red Hat Linux Errata

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
1005

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1005
RedHat Single User Mode Authentication Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
20000223 redhat 6.0: single user boot security hole

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
redhat-single-user-auth(4026)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10053

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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