CVE-2000-0723
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier does not properly create /tmp directories, which allows local users to create empty system configuration files such as /etc/config.d/bashrc, /etc/config.d/csh.cshrc, and /etc/rc.config.
Published:Sep 21, 2000
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 21, 2000
EPSS Score:0.00063
CVSS Score:1.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Helix Code
Product
Gnome Installer
Helix Code
Gnome Installer
Exploits
No exploit reference
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
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High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
