CVE-2000-1125
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH...
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
- Record
CVE-2000-1125- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
- Record
CVE-2000-1125- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1110 No score
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
- Record
EUVD-2000-1110- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v9r-wpqf-v2w9 No score
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH...
restore 0.4b15 and earlier in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
- Record
GHSA-5v9r-wpqf-v2w9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | RedHat 6.2 - '/sbin/restore' Local Privilege Escalation | 2000-11-16 |
| Exploit-DB | RedHat 6.2 Restore and Dump - Local Privilege Escalation | 2000-11-16 |
| Exploit-DB | RedHat 0.4 b15 restore - Insecure Environment Variables | 2000-11-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-1125 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Redhat Linux, published December 19, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.