CVE-2000-0172

High

Published: 03/03/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

0.82%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

The mtr program only uses a seteuid call when attempting to drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain root privileges.

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges.

It is recommended to update the mtr program to the latest version that fixes the privilege management.

Original NVD description (English source)

The mtr program only uses a seteuid call when attempting to drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain root privileges.