CVE-2000-0112

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The default installation of Debian GNU/Linux uses an insecure Master Boot Record (MBR) which allows a local user to boot from a floppy disk during the installation.

The default installation of Debian GNU/Linux uses an insecure Master Boot Record (MBR) which allows a local user to boot from a floppy disk during the installation.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Debian Debian Linux

First reported 25 years ago

2000-02-02 05:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 02:06:00

Affected Software

Debian Debian Linux 2.0

2.0

Debian Debian Linux 2.1

2.1

Debian Debian Linux 2.2

2.2

References

20000202 vulnerability in Linux Debian default boot configuration

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