CVE-2000-0520

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-06-07 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0520, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in restore program 0.4b17 and earlier in dump package allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long tape name.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0520

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C