CVE-2000-1042
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 High
AV: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE 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.