Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-0099

Title: ppptalk prompt argument buffer overflow allows local root

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2000-0099.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Jan 18, 2000
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.09%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-0099: Buffer overflow in UnixWare ppptalk command allows local users to gain privileges via a long prompt argument.

Impacted Vendors

S
sco 1
N
novell 1
C
caldera 1

Reference Links

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94848865112897&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94848865112897&w=2
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-0099 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.