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CVE-2000-0506

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0160%
EPSS Percentile14.09th
PublishedJun 9, 2000
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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."

Affected Platforms (CPE)

πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.30
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.33
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.34
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.35
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.36
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.37
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.0.38
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.1
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.0
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.10
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.12
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.13
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.14
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.15
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.15
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.15_pre20
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.16
πŸ’»
Linux

Linux Kernel

= 2.2.16

References & Advisories

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