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CVE-2003-0489

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2003-08-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Michael C. Toren Tcptraceroute

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References