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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0666

rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 26.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
26.32% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
conectiva/linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/linux · suse/suse linux · trustix/secure linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.