security flaw
Published Jan 22, 2001
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 5.2
- 6.2
- n/a
- 1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:061 (2000-09-18) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:061 (2000-09-18) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:061 (2000-09-18) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:061 (2000-09-18)
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 53.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 52.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 50.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-032.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97726239017741&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/5824 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBO
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0867 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616519 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0867
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0867
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.