CVE-2000-0763
published 2000-10-20CVE-2000-0763: xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
PriorityP425high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.24%
65.4th percentile
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| david_bagley | xlock | — | — |
| david_bagley | xlock | — | — |
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Exploit-DB
David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (2)
exploitdb·2000-10-21
CVE-2000-0763 David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (2)
David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (2)
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// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585/info
A vulnerability exists in versions of the xlockmore program, originally written by David Bagley. It is believed to affect all versions of xlock derived from xlockmore. This includes the xlock shipped with a number of popular operating systems.
Xlock is installed setuid root. Normally, the -d option to xlock is used to set the display it will be locking. This value is normally of the format hostname:portoffset, ie. x.host.com:0, to connect to the X server runnign on x.host.com, listening on port 6000. By supplying format strings in this value, it is possible to cause xlock to output numeric values. Using other format strings, it may be possible for an attacker to overwrit
Exploit-DB
David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (1)
exploitdb·2000-08-15
CVE-2000-0763 David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (1)
David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (1)
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// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585/info
A vulnerability exists in versions of the xlockmore program, originally written by David Bagley. It is believed to affect all versions of xlock derived from xlockmore. This includes the xlock shipped with a number of popular operating systems.
Xlock is installed setuid root. Normally, the -d option to xlock is used to set the display it will be locking. This value is normally of the format hostname:portoffset, ie. x.host.com:0, to connect to the X server runnign on x.host.com, listening on port 6000. By supplying format strings in this value, it is possible to cause xlock to output numeric values. Using other format strings, it may be possible for an attacker to overwrit
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.nethttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
2000-10-20
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