CVE-2000-0172
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
0.82% (57th) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The mtr program only uses a seteuid call when attempting to drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain root privileges.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.2
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-250USLLM-inferred
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- matt kimball and roger wolff mtr= 0.28nvdUScpe:2.3:a:matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff:mtr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- matt kimball and roger wolff mtr= 0.41nvdUScpe:2.3:a:matt_kimball_and_roger_wolff:mtr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 2000-03-03modified 2026-06-16
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references (2)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
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