CVE-2000-1044

High CVSS 10

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

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1044, 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 ypbind-mt in SuSE SuSE-6.2, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1044

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