CVE-2000-0864
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows...
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2000-0864- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2000-0864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0851 No score
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0851- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6743-8vvq-693c No score
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows...
Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-6743-8vvq-693c- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNOME esound 0.2.19 - Unix Domain Socket Race Condition | 2000-08-31 |
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-2000-0864 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Gnome Esound, published November 14, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.