Vulnerability in Caldera Openlinux
CVE-2000-0917
Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.787 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.787 · newest: 0.787 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux
- Caldera Openlinux Ebuilder — versions 3.0
- Caldera Openlinux Edesktop — versions 2.4
- Caldera Openlinux Eserver — versions 2.3
- Trustix Secure Linux — versions 1.0, 1.1
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-033.0.txt (vendor-advisory)
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-22.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0293.html (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-065.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5287 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1712 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0917?
- CVE-2000-0917 is a vulnerability in Caldera Openlinux. Published 2000-12-19.
- Is CVE-2000-0917 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.