CVE-2000-0722
Helix GNOME Updater helix-update 0.5 and earlier allows local users to install arbitrary RPM packages by creating the /tmp/helix-install installation directory before root has begun installing packages.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 23% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- helix_code:gnome_updater
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0240.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0251.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1593
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=E13QAYl-0007il-00%40the-village.bc.nu
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0240.html