CVE-2000-0867 describes a format string vulnerability in the klogd kernel logging daemon in Linux distributions such as Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, and Trustix. This flaw allows local users to gain root privileges by injecting malformed format strings into kernel messages. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:slink:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:potato:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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