CVE

CVE-2000-0506

Severity:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/06/2000
Last modified:
07/11/2023

Description

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."

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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