CVE-2000-0763 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 68)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.24% — more likely to be exploited than 68% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| david bagley | xlock |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (2) | 2000-10-21 |
| exploit-db | David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (1) | 2000-08-15 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
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