{"id":"CVE-2000-0218","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2000-0218","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:37:53.436Z","title":"Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.","description":"Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.","published":"2000-02-03T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:51:15.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["caldera/openlinux","suse/suse linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00846,"percentile":0.57775,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"1996-08-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":321,"kind":"exploit","title":"BSD / Linux - 'umount' Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/321","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/local/321.c","file":"exploits/multiple/local/321.c","published":"1996-08-13","added":"1996-08-12","updated":null,"author":"bloodmask","type":"local","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-7004","CVE-2000-0218"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-002.0.txt","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/6980","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/7004","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-002.0.txt","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/6980","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/7004","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0218","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}