National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2000-0666
Original release date:07/16/2000
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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CERT/CC Advisory: CA-2000-17
Name: CA-2000-17
External Source: XF
Name: linux-rpcstatd-format-overwrite
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 1480
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20000716 Lots and lots of fun with rpc.statd
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2000:043
External Source: CALDERA
Name: CSSA-2000-025.0
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20000718 [Security Announce] MDKSA-2000:021 nfs-utils update
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20000718 Trustix Security Advisory - nfs-utils
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20000717 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - nfs-utils