CVE-2000-0829 Information

Description

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

Reference

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-080.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/81364 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1664 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5217