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CVE-2000-07632 exploits

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

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20154 David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (2) · local · 2000-10-21
  • EDB-20153 David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (1) · local · 2000-08-15

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • debian.org /security/2000/20000816 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1585 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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