CVE-2000-0229 – gpm 1.18.1/1.19 / Debian 2.x / RedHat 6.x / S.u.S.E 5.3/6.x - gpm Setgid

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2000-0229

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. • https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19816 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0242.html http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_45.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-009.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1069 •