VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0763
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.24% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- david bagley/xlock
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.