Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-1042

Title: ypserv buffer overflow may allow root privileges when built without vsyslog()

Privilege Escalation

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2000-1042.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Dec 11, 2000

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 10.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.50%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-1042: Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

Impacted Vendors

mandrakesoft 1

Reference Links

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

10.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-1042 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 11, 2000 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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.