CVE-2000-0763

high

Description

xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net

http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-10-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00312