CVE-2000-0829 — LOW severity vulnerability (The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process fo)
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0829 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-11-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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