CVE-2000-0052

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-01-04 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0052, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0052

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C