CVE-2000-0829

Public Date:
2000-09-09
Bugzilla:
1616516: CVE-2000-0829 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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/.

Find out more about CVE-2000-0829 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Linux 6.1 RHSA-2000:080 2000-11-08
Red Hat Linux 6.2 RHSA-2000:080 2000-11-08
Red Hat Linux 7.0 RHSA-2000:080 2000-11-08

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