Is CVE-2000-0956 actively exploited?

CVE-2000-0956 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2000-0956?

CVE-2000-0956 has a CVSS score of 4.6 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2000-0956?

Patch guidance is available from carnegie mellon university security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2000-0956.

Which products are affected by CVE-2000-0956?

1 product: carnegie mellon university cyrus-sasl.

CVE-2000-0956 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

cyrus-sasl before 1.5.24 in Red Hat Linux 7.0 does not properly verify the authorization for a local user, which could allow the users to bypass specified access restrictions.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CARNEGIE_MELLON_UNIVERSITY
Published: 12/19/2000
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2000-0956

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