Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0728 (CCN-6174)

Assigned:2000-08-29
Published:2000-08-29
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
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-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:55
xpdf contains multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2000-031.0
Security problems in xpdf

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0728

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2000:316
xpdf

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000829 MDKSA-2000:041 - xpdf update

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000913 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - xpdf

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2000:060-03
xpdf bugfix release

Source: CALDERA
Type: UNKNOWN
CSSA-2000-031.0

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 20000910a
xpdf: local exploit

Source: CCN
Type: Xpdf Web site
Xpdf: Download

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5765
Xpdf PDF Client Viewer Symlink File Overwrite

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2000:060

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
1624

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1624
Multiple Linux Vendor Xpdf Embedded URL Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:041-1
xpdf

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xpdf-tmp-symlink(6174)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:xpdf:xpdf:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:connectiva:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    xpdf xpdf 0.90
    foolabs xpdf 0.90
    redhat linux 5.2
    redhat linux 6.2
    debian debian linux 2.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
    connectiva linux -
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.1
    freebsd freebsd 4.1
    freebsd freebsd 3.5.1