CVE-2000-0506 Information

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.\

Reference

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@alfa.elzabsoft.pl