CVE-2000-0566

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2000-07-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0566 is rated Low Risk (36.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0566

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
2 2023-03-07 1.10% 0.04% -1.06%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.10% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0566

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0566

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-0566

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0566

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0566

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera openlinux 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux 2.4 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0566

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