Buffer overflow in the wmcdplay CD player program for the WindowMaker desktop allows local users to gain root privileges via a long paramet…

Published 26 y ago 2000-03-10 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

7.2

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.9%

percentile 61%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in the wmcdplay CD player program for the WindowMaker desktop allows local users to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

EDB-19803 Sam Hawker wmcdplay 1.0 beta1-2 - Local Buffer Overflow (2) · local · 2000-03-13
EDB-19802 Sam Hawker wmcdplay 1.0 beta1-2 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) · local · 2000-03-11

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	7.2	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0107.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/1047 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

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