CVE-2000-0296 — HIGH severity vulnerability (fcheck allows local users to gain privileges by embedding sh)
fcheck allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell metacharacters into file names that are processed by fcheck.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0296 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-03-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | fcheck allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell metacharacters into file names that are processed by fcheck. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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