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CVE-2000-1010

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in talkd in OpenBSD and possibly other BSD-based OSes allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains format characters.

Affected products

• OpenBSD: 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
• RedHat Linux: 5.0, 5.1, 5.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137890
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1764
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5344
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137890
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1764
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5344

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