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CVE-2000-0218

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-02-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.

Affected products

• Caldera Openlinux: 2.3
• Suse Linux: all versions

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/6980
• http://www.osvdb.org/7004
• http://www.osvdb.org/6980
• http://www.osvdb.org/7004

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