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CVE-2000-0829

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2000-11-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

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/.

Affected Platforms

Redhat TmpwatchRedhat Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References