ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, does not drop privileges after acquiring a raw socket, which increases pings exposure to bugs that otherwise would occur at lower privileges.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunix | Immunix | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Iputils | Iputils | * | 2000-10-10 (including) |