CVE-2001-1384

high

Description

ptrace in Linux 2.2.x through 2.2.19, and 2.4.x through 2.4.9, allows local users to gain root privileges by running ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that itself calls an unprivileged program, such as newgrp.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3447

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-130.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-129.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-079.php3

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7311.php

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3713

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2

http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-10-18

Updated: 2025-04-03

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