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CVE-2000-0829

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.98%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2000-11-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2000-0829
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.98%
Linux

Original NVD 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/.