VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0489

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-08-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

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