CVE-2000-0229 | Alessandro Rubini gpm 1.18.1/1.19 gpm-root privileges management (EDB-19816 / Nessus ID 61800)
A vulnerability was found in Alessandro Rubini gpm 1.18.1/1.19 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpm-root. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0229. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.