CVE-2000-0917

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 83.54% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:56.lprng.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-033.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-22.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0293.html	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-065.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5287	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1712	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0917?: CVE-2000-0917 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0917?: To fix CVE-2000-0917, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0917 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0917 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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