CVE-2000-1042

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2000-11-29 CVE Reserved
2000-12-11 CVE Published
2023-06-29 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1	2017-10-10

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "6.1"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				7.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "7.1"		-		Affected