CVE-2000-0229

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.

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

First reported 24 years ago

2000-03-22 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-10 19:03:00

Affected Software

Debian Debian Linux 2.0

2.0

Debian Debian Linux 2.1

2.1

Debian Debian Linux 2.2

2.2

SuSE SuSE Linux 5.3

5.3

SuSE SuSE Linux 6.0

6.0

SuSE SuSE Linux 6.1

6.1

SuSE SuSE Linux 6.2

6.2

SuSE SuSE Linux 6.3

6.3

References

20000322 gpm-root

20000405 Security hole in gpm < 1.18.1

RHSA-2000:009

RHSA-2000:045

1069

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