CVE-2000-0506

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 9, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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