CVE-2000-0229 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gpm-root utility within the gpm package, affecting Linux distributions like Debian, Red Hat, and SUSE. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges by initiating a utility from gpm-root due to improper privilege dropping. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-19816) exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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