PUBLISHED DATE: February 16, 2001CVE-2000-0890:
periodic in FreeBSD 4.1.1...

Description

periodic in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Products

• FreeBSD 6.2 Stable

Questions to Ask Vendors

1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2000-0890, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2000-0890 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

Recommended Actions

• Check out the advisory links provided below.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0890