CVE-2000-0666

critical

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4939

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-043.html

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-17.html

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-025.0.txt

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0260.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0236.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0230.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-07-16

Updated: 2018-05-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H