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TI-2000-00229 Aliases CVE-2000-0229GHSA-jj5p-pw57-256v

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00805 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18.1VulnerableAlessandro Rubini
cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19VulnerableAlessandro Rubini
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:pre_potato:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18.1 Vulnerable ·Alessandro Rubini
  • cpe:2.3:o:alessandro_rubini:gpm:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19 Vulnerable ·Alessandro Rubini
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:pre_potato:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj5p-pw57-256v

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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