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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2000-0229

Published: Mar 22, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0229
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GpmAlessandro_rubini1.18.1 (including)1.18.1 (including)
GpmAlessandro_rubini1.19 (including)1.19 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.1 (including)6.1 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.2 (including)6.2 (including)
Suse_linuxSuse5.3 (including)5.3 (including)
Suse_linuxSuse6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Suse_linuxSuse6.1 (including)6.1 (including)
Suse_linuxSuse6.2 (including)6.2 (including)
Suse_linuxSuse6.3 (including)6.3 (including)

References

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