rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

26.3% · top 2.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (9)

• RHSA-2000:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20000716 Lots and lots of fun with rpc.statd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 1480 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20000717 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - nfs-utils (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20000718 Trustix Security Advisory - nfs-utils (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• linux-rpcstatd-format-overwrite(4939) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• CSSA-2000-025.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
• CA-2000-17 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 20000718 [Security Announce] MDKSA-2000:021 nfs-utils update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 05:28 UTC.