CVE-2000-1010

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-12-11 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1010, 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

Format string vulnerability in talkd in OpenBSD and possibly other BSD-based OSes allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains format characters.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1010

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