CVE-2000-0595 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directo)
libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directory instead of the user's home directory, which may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by installing a modified .editrc in another directory.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0595 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-07-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directory instead of the user's home directory, which may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by installing a modified .editrc in another directory. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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