CVE-2000-0229

Exp

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.

Published: 2000-03-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0229 is rated Exploit Available (53.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0229

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19816 exploit_db edb 2000-03-22 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0229

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.11% +0.07%
2 2023-03-07 1.92% 0.04% -1.88%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.92% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0229

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0229

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-0229

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0229

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0229

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alessandro_rubini gpm 1.18.1 cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alessandro_rubini gpm 1.19 cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:pre_potato:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0229

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