CVE-2000-0698 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Minicom 1.82.1 and earlier on some Linux systems allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by the uucp user via a symlink attack.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.39% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| minicom | minicom |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Minicom 1.82/1.83 - Capture-file Group Ownership | 2000-08-19 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD