HIGH
Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name
Published Oct 18, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.54%
Description
Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.1.5
- 0.23
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
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.
6.54% 0.06542
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06542
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.54% (0.06542) | 93.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.54% (0.06542) | 92.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.03% (0.04026) | 87.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.24% (0.07237) | 85.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.03% (0.04026) | 87.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 82.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 80.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 18, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 18, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0843
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a