CVE-2000-0219: Red Hat Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to gain root access by booting single user and hitting ^C at the password prompt.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: version 6.0 only

Published 2000-02-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.