CVE-2000-0763 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.

Published: 2000-10-13

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0757	xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00613.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net

History

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David Bagley Xlock

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.633Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0763

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0763

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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