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CVE-2000-1042: mandrakesoft mandrake_linux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 22-01-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-1042 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in mandrakesoft mandrake_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-01-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.97% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.97%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mandrakesoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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