CVE-2000-0506

high

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."

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006090852340.3475-300000%40alfa.elzabsoft.pl

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1322

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-037.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-06-09

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.026