Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1125 (CCN-5483)

Assigned:2000-11-04
Published:2000-11-04
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
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: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Nov 04 2000 - 02:34:33 CST
Redhat 6.2 restore exploit

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1125

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20001104 Redhat 6.2 restore exploit

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#960877
Red Hat linux restore uses insecure environment variables allowing root compromise

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13758
Red Hat Linux restore RSH Environment Variable Subversion Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
1914

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1914
RedHat Linux restore Insecure Environment Variables Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
restore-rsh-executable(5483)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    redhat linux 6.2
    redhat linux 6.2e
    redhat linux 6.2