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Critical
CVE-2000-0506
The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-037.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006090852340.3475-300000%40alfa.elzabsoft.pl
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html
- ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000802-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 2.0.30, 2.0.33, 2.0.34, 2.0.35, 2.0.36, 2.0.37, 2.0.38, 2.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.10, 2.2.12, 2.2.13, 2.2.14, 2.2.15, 2.2.15_pre20, 2.2.16
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 13th, 2000
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.