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CVE-2000-0763

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-0763 describes a format string vulnerability in xlockmore and xlockf, specifically affecting the david_bagley xlock product. This flaw allows local users to gain root privileges by injecting malicious format strings via the -d option. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-20154 · Oct 21, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0124 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2000/20000816
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/1585
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / templates/archive.pike