aaa_base in SuSE Linux 6.3, and cron.daily in earlier versions, allow local users to…
Priority LOW 12Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
aaa_base in SuSE Linux 6.3, and cron.daily in earlier versions, allow local users to delete arbitrary files by creating files whose names include spaces, which are then incorrectly interpreted by aaa_base when it deletes expired files from the /tmp directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00694 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 alpha | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 alpha | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0293
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmpr-c4ff-x7wm
References
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More Suse Linux vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00415 Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00897 Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00664 rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2000-0293 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0293 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmpr-c4ff-x7wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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