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CVE-2000-0604

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.6)—
Severity4.6Medium · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability0.49 %higher than 41% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

gkermit in Red Hat Linux is improperly installed with setgid uucp, which allows local users to modify files owned by uucp.

CVSS

Base score
4.6
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.49 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
41
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Linux

CWEs

References

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