CVE-2000-1018

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 2000-12-11 · last changed 2026-09-23

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1018, 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

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1018

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