10.0High
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
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.
What this means for your business
- It affects Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 79% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2000-12-11
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux6.1, 7.0, 7.1
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.