PT-2000-1211 · Gnu · Gpm

Published 2000-03-22 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gpm package (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the gpm-root in the gpm package, which does not properly drop privileges. This allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0229

Affected Products

Gpm

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19816 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0229 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0242.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1069 · Note
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_45.html · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-009.html · Note