CVE-2000-0566

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-07-03 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0566, 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

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0566

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