CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0489

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges after obtaining a file descriptor for capturing packets, which may allow local users to gain access to the descriptor via a separate vulnerability in tcptraceroute.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to data captured by tcptraceroute, potentially leading to a security breach.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update tcptraceroute to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and ensure proper privilege management.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges after obtaining a file descriptor for capturing packets, which may allow local users to gain access to the descriptor via a separate vulnerability in tcptraceroute.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS