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High
CVE-2000-0763
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings,...
Vulnerability Description
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
Affected Vendor
david bagley
View all reports →Affected Software
xlock
Vulnerable Versions:
4.16, 4.16.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 13th, 2000
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.