CVE-2000-1042

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2000-12-11 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

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.

Affected products

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 6.1, 7.0, 7.1

References

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730

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