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CVE-2000-0763

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

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Summary

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

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-20153, EDB-20154

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 8

debian.org

archives.neohapsis.com

securityfocus.com

Exploit-DB