CVE-2000-0751 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via format string injection in the MOP loader daemon.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2000-0751?

CVE-2000-0751 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mopd (Maintenance Operations Protocol loader daemon) does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0751?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd, Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0751?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2000-0751 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0751 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3jc7-m4hm-g848.

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