HIGH
Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname
Published Apr 10, 2000
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.85%
Description
Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.3
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.85% 0.00846
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00846
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00846) | 56.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00846) | 53.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00152) | 33.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-002.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.osvdb.org/6980 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/7004 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-002.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/6980 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7004 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 10, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 22, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0218
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a