CVE-2000-0666 in Linux

Summary

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.

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• Disclosure: 07/16/2000
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-15768
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-134 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 9.8
• EPSS: 0.34567
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0666
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0666
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2000-0666/