CVE-2000-1207

Public Date:
2000-09-30
Bugzilla:
1616547: CVE-2000-1207 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).

Find out more about CVE-2000-1207 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Linux 7.0 RHSA-2000:075 2000-12-01
Red Hat Linux 6.2 RHSA-2000:075 2000-12-01
Red Hat Linux 6.0 RHSA-2000:075 2000-12-01
Red Hat Linux 6.1 RHSA-2000:075 2000-12-01

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