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CVE-2000-0172

The mtr program only uses a seteuid call when attempting to drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain root privileges.

Published

2000-03-03T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff mtr 0.28 Yes
Application matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff mtr 0.41 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 3.5b2 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 4.2 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 4.4 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 6.0.2 Yes
References