VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-0506

CVSS score10 HIGH

EPSS probability11.40%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2000-06-09

Last modified2026-06-16

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."