6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
51.9%
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-032.0.txt
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html
frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:050
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97726239017741&w=2
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html
www.osvdb.org/5824
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html
www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259