CVE-2000-1103 — HIGH severity vulnerability (rcvtty in BSD 3.0 and 4.0 does not properly drop privileges)
rcvtty in BSD 3.0 and 4.0 does not properly drop privileges before executing a script, which allows local attackers to gain privileges by specifying an alternate Trojan horse script on the command line.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-1103 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | rcvtty in BSD 3.0 and 4.0 does not properly drop privileges before executing a script, which allows local attackers to gain privileges by specifying an alternate Trojan horse script on the command line. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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