CVE-2000-0506 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 11.4% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-06-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.2.x 2.4.0-test1 (SGI ProPack 1.2/1.3) - Sendmail Capabilities Privilege Escalation(1) | 2000-06-07 |
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.2.x 2.4.0-test1 (SGI ProPack 1.2/1.3) - Sendmail 8.10.1 Capabilities Privilege Escalation (2) | 2000-06-07 |
References
- ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000802-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html
- 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
- ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000802-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html
- 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
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