CVE-2000-0184: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux printtool sets the permissions of printer configuration files to be world-readable, which allows local attackers to obtain printer share passwords.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 6.1 only; version 6.2 only

Published 2000-03-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.