rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0206.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0230.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0236.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0260.html
www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-025.0.txt
www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-17.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-043.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1480
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4939