CVE-2001-0787 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can elevate privileges due to improper group membership dropping in LPRng on Red Hat Linux.
- 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-2001-0787?
CVE-2001-0787 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when lowering privileges, which could allow a local user to elevate privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0787?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0787?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0787 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0787 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0787 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cwj-qxjh-6vq7.