CVE-2001-1384 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions 2.2.x up to 2.2.19 and 2.4.x up to 2.4.9. An attacker can gain root privileges by using ptrace on a setuid or setgid program that subsequently executes an unprivileged program. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring local access. While not on the KEV catalog or having significant community discussion, an exploit (EDB-21124) is publicly available, demonstrating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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