CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0438

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.08%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized system access and execution of malicious code by local users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to fdmount to trusted users and monitor the 'floppy' group.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

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