CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0186

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the dump utility in the Linux ext2fs backup package allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the ext2fs package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the dump utility to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the dump utility in the Linux ext2fs backup package allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS