Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0433 (CCN-4403)

Assigned:2000-05-02
Published:2000-05-02
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:The SuSE aaa_base package installs some system accounts with home directories set to /tmp, which allows local users to gain privileges to those accounts by creating standard user startup scripts such as profiles.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0433

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
20000502 aaabase < 2000.5.2

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13684
SuSE Linux aaa_base Package Default Account /tmp Home Directory Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1357
SuSE Linux aaabase User Account with /tmp Home Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #47
aaabase < 2000.5.2

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aaabase-execute-dot-files(4403)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    suse suse linux 6.1
    suse suse linux 6.1 alpha
    suse suse linux 6.2
    suse suse linux 6.3
    suse suse linux 6.3
    suse suse linux 6.3 alpha
    suse suse linux 6.4
    suse suse linux *