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CVE-2000-1042

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 1.97%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2000-12-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2000-1042
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
1.97%
Linux

Original NVD 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.