CVE-2000-1009

Red Hat Linux 6.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

dump in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by mat · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/206
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by mat · bashlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/193

Scores

EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 56.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
redhat/linux 6.2
trustix/secure_linux 1.1
Published Dec 11, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026