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CVE-2000-0229

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.2 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
0.8% (56th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2000-0228)
Published
March 22, 2000
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2000-0228 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • alessandro rubini / gpm
  • alessandro rubini / gpm
  • debian / debian linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • suse / suse linux
  • suse / suse linux
  • suse / suse linux
  • suse / suse linux
  • suse / suse linux

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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