7.2

CVE-2000-0438: caldera openlinux

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 12-07-2000Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0438 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in caldera openlinux. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in fdmount on Linux systems allows local users in the "floppy" group to execute arbitrary commands via a long mountpoint parameter.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.08% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    S.u.S.E Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 / Slackware 3.x/4.0 / Turbolinux 6 / OpenLinux 7.0 - 'fdmount' Local Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    S.u.S.E Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 / Slackware 3.x/4.0 / Turbolinux 6 / OpenLinux 7.0 - 'fdmount' Local Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    S.u.S.E Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 / Slackware 3.x/4.0 / Turbolinux 6 / OpenLinux 7.0 - 'fdmount' Local Buffer Overflow (3)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Caldera1 product
Slackware1 product
Suse1 product
  • suse_linux4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.0
Turbolinux1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

2 links