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CVE-2000-1189 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in pam_localuser PAM module in Red Hat Linux)

Buffer overflow in pam_localuser PAM module in Red Hat Linux 7.x and 6.x allows attackers to gain privileges.

CVE IDCVE-2000-1189
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-01-09
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in pam_localuser PAM module in Red Hat Linux 7.x and 6.x allows attackers to gain privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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