CVE-2000-1103

high

Description

rcvtty in BSD 3.0 and 4.0 does not properly drop privileges before executing a script, which allows local attackers to gain privileges by specifying an alternate Trojan horse script on the command line.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-1088

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2009

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/147120

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-01-09

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H