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CVE-2000-0172

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-03-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The mtr program only uses a seteuid call when attempting to drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Matt Kimball And Roger Wolff Mtr: 0.28, 0.41
• Turbolinux: 3.5b2, 4.2, 4.4, 6.0.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1038
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1038

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