CVE-2000-0867

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-11-14 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0867, 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

Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0867

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