#VU99991 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2000-0506

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#VU99991 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2000-0506

Published: June 9, 2000 / Updated: November 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99991
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0506
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.'


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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