CVE-2000-1103 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 19 Dec 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper privilege dropping in the rcvtty utility.

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-2000-1103?

CVE-2000-1103 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

rcvtty in BSD 3.0 and 4.0 does not properly drop privileges before executing a script, which allows local attackers to gain privileges by specifying an alternate Trojan horse script on the command line.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1103?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bsdi Bsd Os.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1103?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1103 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2000-1103 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1103 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x37q-rf4q-x5w3.