CVE-2000-0506

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-06-09 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0506, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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."

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0506

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C