Vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
CVE-2000-0867
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
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 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% 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
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
- Slackware Linux
- Trustix Secure Linux — versions 1.1
- Debian Linux — versions 2.1, 2.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 5.2, 6.2
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/5824 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html (vendor-advisory)
- frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html (vendor-advisory)