CVE-2000-0506
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...
- Published
- Oct 13, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 7, 2000
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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."
Sources
2- Linux Kernel 2.2.x 2.4.0-test1 (SGI ProPack 1.2/1.3) - Sendmail Capabilities Privilege Escalation(1)Exploit
Florian Heinz · linux · Jun 7, 2000
Wojciech Purczynski · linux · Jun 7, 2000
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