CVE-2000-0171 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the atsadc component of the atsar package for Linux. This flaw allows local users to gain root privileges due to improper permission checks on output files. The vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating that an attacker with local access can easily achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-19804) exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:at_computing:atsar_linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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