CVE-2000-1044 describes a critical format string vulnerability found in ypbind-mt, specifically impacting SuSE Linux 6.2 and potentially other Linux distributions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges, leading to complete compromise of the affected system. Despite its maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating high severity and ease of exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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