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CVE-2000-0829
Published: May 7, 2001
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
linux-tmpwatch-fork-dos(5217)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
20000909 tmpwatch: local DoS : fork()bomb as root
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
RHSA-2000:080
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
1664
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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