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Mendel Cooper Shred

CVE-2000-1018

shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Mendel Cooper Shred. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
  • An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Mendel Cooper Shred, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
2.1 (v2.0)
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Assigned by
cve@mitre.org

Dates

Published
2000-12-11
Last modified
2026-09-23
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Mendel Cooper Shred1.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References