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CVE-2000-0867
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root…
High7.2EPSS 0.41%
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Description
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
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)
- 0.41% · top 65% 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 (8)
- klogd-format-string(5259) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 5824 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20000918 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - sysklogd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- TLSA2000022-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
- MDKSA-2000:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20000917 klogd format bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2000:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20000920 syslogd + klogd format string parsing error (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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 .