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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…
High7.2EPSS 1.2%
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- mitre
Description
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 31% 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 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20000816 xlockmore: possible shadow file compromise (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-00:44.xlockmore (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 20000816 xlock vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20000823 MDKSA-2000:038 - xlockmore update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1585 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20000817 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - xlockmore (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 .