CVE-2000-1189

Buffer overflow in pam_localuser PAM module in Red Hat Linux 7.x and 6.x allows attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2001-01-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-1189 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1189

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 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.44% +0.38%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.06% -0.89%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1189

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-2000-1189

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-1189

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1189

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1189

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1189

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