CVE-2000-0506

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the "Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability."

The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the "Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Linux Kernel

First reported 24 years ago

2000-06-09 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-10 19:04:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.0.30

2.0.30

Linux Kernel 2.0.33

2.0.33

Linux Kernel 2.0.34

2.0.34

Linux Kernel 2.0.35

2.0.35

Linux Kernel 2.0.36

2.0.36

Linux Kernel 2.0.37

2.0.37

Linux Kernel 2.0.38

2.0.38

Linux Kernel 2.2

2.2.0

Linux Kernel 2.2.10

2.2.10

Linux Kernel 2.2.12

2.2.12

Linux Kernel 2.2.13

2.2.13

Linux Kernel 2.2.14

2.2.14

Linux Kernel 2.2.15

2.2.15

Linux Kernel 2.2.15 pre16

2.2.15

Linux Kernel 2.2.16

2.2.16

Linux Kernel 2.2.16 pre5

2.2.16

References

20000802-01-P

20000609 Trustix Security Advisory

20000608 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - kernel

RHSA-2000:037

1322

20000609 Sendmail & procmail local root exploits on Linux kernel up to 2.2.16pre5

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