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Vulnerability · CVE-2000-0322

Red Hat linux Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Feb 15, 2010 · catalog updated Feb 15, 2010 · Red Hat

Patch now

CVE-2000-0322 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Red Hat against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
41.63%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Red Hat linux

The passwd.php3 CGI script in the Red Hat Piranha Virtual Server Package allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Red Hat linuxversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2000-0322

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2000-0322 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Red Hat against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 41.63%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 15, 2010 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The passwd.php3 CGI script in the Red Hat Piranha Virtual Server Package allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

  2. Feb 15, 2010 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2000-0322

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2000-0322

    30-day exploitation probability 41.6%

    first.org
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited reference//packetstormsecurity.com/files/86303/RedHat-Piranha-Virtual-Server-Package-passwd.php3-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2000-0322

    The passwd.php3 CGI script in the Red Hat Piranha Virtual Server Package allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.