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CVE-2000-1043

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2000-12-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

Affected Platforms

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References