CVE-2000-0867
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings,...
CVE-2000-0867 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Debian Linux, published November 14, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.41%EPSS, 35th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
- Record
CVE-2000-0867- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
- Record
CVE-2000-0867- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0854No score
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0854- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6723-fv38-7gcjNo score
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings,...
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
- Record
GHSA-6723-fv38-7gcj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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