CVE-2000-0151

GNU Make — NVD-CWE-Other

EPSS 0.00052
  • Published: 2000-02-01T05:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • Vendors: GNU
  • Products: Make
  • CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

CVE-2000-0151 — GNU make follows symlinks when it reads a Makefile from stdin, which allows other local users to execute commands. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]

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GNU make follows symlinks when it reads a Makefile from stdin, which allows other local users to execute commands.

🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means

Summary: Make from GNU is impacted (CWE: unspecified).

Impact: Potential impact includes remote code execution, data theft, or denial of service.

Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.

CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
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