CVE-2000-0229
N/A
Published: June 2, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:51 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxLinuxSUSE Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0242.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_45.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-009.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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