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CVE-2000-0786 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file d)

GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0786
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-10-20
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionGNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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