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CVE-2000-1042

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating...

10.0 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.97%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2000-1042
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2000-1042
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1029 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2000-1029
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32j7-w96w-jq92 No score

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating...

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.

Record
GHSA-32j7-w96w-jq92
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2000-1042 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published December 11, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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