CVE-2000-1040 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in ypbind by exploiting a format string vulnerability in its debug mode logging function.
- 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-2000-1040?
CVE-2000-1040 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in logging function of ypbind 3.3, while running in debug mode, leaks file descriptors and allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-1040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Suse Suse Linux
- CVE-2007-0460 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2005-2023 The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pi
- CVE-2004-2004 The Live CD in SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal edition is configured without a password for root, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via SSH.
- CVE-2000-1044 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2000-0800 Privilege escalation in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phf2-3r4c-ww53.