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High
CVE-2003-0489
tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges after...
Vulnerability Description
tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges after obtaining a file descriptor for capturing packets, which may allow local users to gain access to the descriptor via a separate vulnerability in tcptraceroute.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
Affected Vendor
michael c. toren
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tcptraceroute
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2003
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.