CVE-2000-0763

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-10-20 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0763, 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

xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0763

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