CVE-2003-0489

tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges after obtaining a file descriptor for capturing packets, which may allow local users to gain access to the descriptor via a separate vulnerability in tcptraceroute.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2003-08-07

Last modified

2024-09-16

Affected products

• Tcptraceroute (Michael C. Toren)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-330