CVE-2003-0489 — HIGH severity vulnerability (tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0489 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2003-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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