CVE-2000-0763

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.

Metrics

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

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net

Timeline

Published: Oct 20, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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