CVE-2000-0112

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2000-02-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The default installation of Debian GNU/Linux uses an insecure Master Boot Record (MBR) which allows a local user to boot from a floppy disk during the installation.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 2.0, 2.0-r5, 2.1, 2.2

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94973075614088&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/960
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94973075614088&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/960

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