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CVE-2000-1018

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2000-12-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Mendel Cooper Shred

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References