shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its…
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
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00459 40th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mendel_cooper:shred:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mendel Cooper |
- cpe:2.3:a:mendel_cooper:shred:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mendel Cooper
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-1018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jwj-9x7x-p48c
References
Sources
- CVE-2000-1018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-1018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jwj-9x7x-p48c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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