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CVE-2000-02291 exploit

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

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19816 gpm 1.18.1/1.19 / Debian 2.x / RedHat 6.x / S.u.S.E 5.3/6.x - gpm Setgid · local · 2000-03-22

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0242.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1069 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-009.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_45.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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