CVE-2000-1042 — Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function

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HIGH

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function

Published Jan 22, 2001

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.97%

Description

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.97% 0.01974

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01974

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	1.97% (0.01974)	79.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.97% (0.01974)	77.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.50% (0.00498)	63.79th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.98% (0.01978)	89.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 29, 2023	1.98% (0.01978)	87.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.04% (0.01044)	81.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Nov 29, 2000

Link CVE-2000-1042

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Sep 23, 2026

Link CVE-2000-1042

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-1042