CVE-2000-0438

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in fdmount on Linux systems allows local users in the "floppy" group to execute arbitrary commands via a long mountpoint parameter.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 22, 2000
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2000-0438: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix