CVE-2000-0172

Summary

CVE-2000-0172 is a vulnerability affecting the mtr program, where the use of seteuid for privilege drop is insufficient. An attacker can exploit this weakness and gain root privileges locally, bypassing the intended access control restrictions. Although mtr attempts to drop privileges, the lack of proper mechanism leaves the system vulnerable.

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