CVE-2000-0967

Public Exploit

Description

PHP 3 and 4 do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by triggering error messages that are improperly written to the error logs.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 26.91% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory atstake.com Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-095.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-088.html	vendor advisory
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a101200-1.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-037.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-062.php3?dis=7.1	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5359	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0204.html	mailing list
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:75.php.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1786	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0967?: CVE-2000-0967 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0967?: To fix CVE-2000-0967, 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-2000-0967 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0967 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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