CVE-2000-0506 in Kernel

Summary

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."

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• Disclosure: 06/09/2000
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-15652 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-269 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 9.8
• EPSS: 0.04368
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0506
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0506
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2000-0506/