HIGH
Format string vulnerability in ypbind-mt in SuSE SuSE-6.2, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges
Published Jan 22, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.45%
Description
Format string vulnerability in ypbind-mt in SuSE SuSE-6.2, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 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
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.
2.45% 0.02449
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02449
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 | 2.45% (0.02449) | 83.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02449) | 82.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 61.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00697) | 80.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00697) | 79.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00697) | 77.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0262.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1820 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5394 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0262.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5394 | 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-2000-1044
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a