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CVE-2000-0843
Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a…
High10.0EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 1666 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20000911 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - pam_smb (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20000913 pam_smb remotely exploitable buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20000910 (SRADV00002) Remote root compromise through pam_smb and pam_ntdom (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20000911 libpam-smb: remote root exploit (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2000:047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_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 .