CVE-2000-1074 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.11% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netscape | iplanet ical |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Netscape iCal 2.1 Patch2 - iPlanet iCal 'csstart' Local Privilege Escalation | 2000-10-10 |
References
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/7209
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1769
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5757
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/7209
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1769
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5757
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