Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gpm (MDKSA-2000:002)

A security bug was found in gpm-root; the bug can be exploited to provide local users with root access. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:002. The text itself ...

CVE-2001-1203

The CVE corresponds to a local root vulnerability in the gpm package (gpm-root) where a format string flaw in gpm 1.17.8–1.17.18 allows local privilege escalation. Debian and OpenVAS entries describe the issue as requiring an update to gpm (DSA-095-1); Nessus notes this as a Debian local root adv...

CVE-2001-1203: Undefined Security Weakness

Format string vulnerability in gpm-root in gpm 1.17.8 through 1.17.18 allows local users to gain root privileges...

gpm-root fails to correctly release GID 0 membership for user defined menus

Overview gpm-root does not properly drop group privileges. Local users can gain group privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root. The gpm package is usually included in Linux distributions, and can be started from the command line or in the startup script /etc/rc.d/rc.local. Description gpm...

CVE-2000-0229: Undefined Security Weakness

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root...

gpm-root

Hi! I've sent report about the following security hole to the authors of gpm, but they seemed to ignore the problem. The problem applies to every gpm version known by me, for example 1.18.1 and 1.19.0. To exploit this problem, gpm-root must be running on a machine and the user needs both login to...

gpm 1.18.11.19 Debian 2.x RedHat 6.x S.u.S.E 5.36.x - gpm Setgid

gpm 1.18.11.19 Debian 2.x RedHat 6.x S.u.S.E 5.36.x - gpm Setgid source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1069/info A vulnerability exists in the gpm-root program, part of the gpm package. This package is used to enable mice on the consoles of many popular Linux distributions. The problem is a...