CVE-2000-0361

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 1999-12-14 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0361, 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

The PPP wvdial.lxdialog script in wvdial 1.4 and earlier creates a .config file with world readable permissions, which allows a local attacker in the dialout group to access login and password information.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0361

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