HIGH
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option
Published Oct 13, 2000
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.24%
Description
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.16
- 4.16.1
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.
1.24% 0.01240
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01240
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01240) | 68.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01240) | 65.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 47.43th | 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 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0763
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a