CVE-2000-0355: High severity SUSE SuSE Linux vulnerability

Published Aug 21, 1999

Updated

pg and pb in SuSE pbpg 1.x package allows an attacker to read arbitrary files.

Affected Software

3 affected components

SUSE SuSE Linux=6.2

Bent Bagger Pbpg=1.1

redhat Linux=6.0

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Remove
Remove bent bagger pbpg from your environment.
Uninstall the pbpg package (which provides the 'pg' and 'pb' utilities) from affected systems, or remove/disable the 'pg' and 'pb' binaries to mitigate the arbitrary file read vulnerability in the SuSE pbpg 1.x package.

Aug 21, 1999

CVE Published

04:00 AM

Data Sourced

via NVD·04:00 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

May 24, 2000

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:00 AM

Description

CVE-2000-0355 has a moderate severity level as it allows attackers to read arbitrary files.

To fix CVE-2000-0355, update the pbpg software to a version that contains the security patch.

CVE-2000-0355 affects pbpg version 1.1 on SuSE and Red Hat Linux systems.

Yes, CVE-2000-0355 can significantly impact system security by allowing unauthorized file access.

CVE-2000-0355 can be easily exploited by attackers familiar with the vulnerabilities in the affected software.