{
    "id": "CVE-2000-0506",
    "published": "2000-06-09 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:51:52",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.11396",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95880",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20000",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.x 2.4.0-test1 (SGI ProPack 1.2/1.3) - Sendmail Capabilities Privilege Escalation(1)",
            "date": "2000-06-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20000"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20001",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.x 2.4.0-test1 (SGI ProPack 1.2/1.3) - Sendmail 8.10.1 Capabilities Privilege Escalation (2)",
            "date": "2000-06-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20001"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}