CVE-2000-0816: Red Hat Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: version 6.2 only; version 7.0 only

Published 2000-10-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.