CVE-2000-0880 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges or cause denial of service by manipulating world-writable files to kill arbitrary processes via setuid programs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0880?
CVE-2000-0880 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LPPlus creates the lpdprocess file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an alternate process ID and using the setuid dcclpdshut program to kill the process that was specified in the lpdprocess file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0880?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plus Technologies Lpplus.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0880 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0880 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3932-xh88-q34x.