CVE-2000-0947

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

Affected products

GNU Cfengine: 1.5, 1.5.3-4, 1.6-a10

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0004.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-061.php3?dis=7.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1757
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5630
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0004.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-061.php3?dis=7.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1757
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5630

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