CVE-2000-0701 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 21 Sep 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit improper format string cleansing in the Mailman wrapper program to escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0701?

CVE-2000-0701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 21 Sep 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The wrapper program in mailman 2.0beta3 and 2.0beta4 does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0701?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Conectiva Linux, Gnu Mailman, Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2000-0701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Conectiva Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8cqc-8pp8-h3j3.