security flaw
Published Jan 22, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.52%
Description
Format string vulnerability in logging function of ypbind 3.3, while running in debug mode, leaks file descriptors and allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 7.0
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 5.0 - RHSA-2000:086 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 5.1 - RHSA-2000:086 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:086 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:086 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:086 (2000-11-08) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:086 (2000-11-08)
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:N/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 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 84.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 82.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 81.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01033) | 84.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01033) | 83.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01033) | 81.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0356.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0429.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0262.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-039.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001014 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-086.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1820 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1040 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616534 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5394 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1040
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1040
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.