CVE-2000-1213

security flaw

Published Aug 31, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, does not drop privileges after acquiring a raw socket, which increases ping's exposure to bugs that otherwise would occur at lower privileges.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-1195 ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, does not drop privileges after acquiring a raw socket, which increases ping's exposure to bugs that otherwise would occur at lower privileges.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 5:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 30, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 18, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:53 PM
Severity
Public date
Oct 18, 2000, 12:00 AM