CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1042

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the operating system and ensure that ypserv is built with vsyslog() support.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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