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 ID | CVE-2000-0786 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2000-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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