CVE-2000-0698
Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.
Published:Oct 20, 2000
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jan 22, 2001
EPSS Score:0.02651
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Minicom
Product
Minicom
Minicom
Minicom
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
