Vulnerability in FreeBSD
CVE-2000-0186
Buffer overflow in the dump utility in the Linux ext2fs backup package allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 3.4
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.1, 7.0
- Turbolinux — versions 4.2, 4.4, 6.0.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 5.1, 5.2, 6.0
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1020 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-100.html (vendor-advisory)