CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2000-1043
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
1.83%
Linux
Original NVD 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.