CVE-2000-1043 — Format string vulnerability 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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Format string vulnerability 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 1.83%

Description

Format string vulnerability 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

1.83% 0.01826

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

EPSS probability 0.01826

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	1.83% (0.01826)	78.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.83% (0.01826)	75.95th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.46% (0.00461)	62.10th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	3.88% (0.03884)	92.30th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 29, 2023	3.88% (0.03884)	90.68th	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/5731
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/5731		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-2000-1043

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-1043

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-1043