Vulnerability CVE-2000-0829
Published: 2000-11-14   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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/.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Redhat -> Tmpwatch 
Redhat -> Linux 

 References:
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/81364
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1664
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5217
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