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.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259 | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5824 | vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97726239017741&w=2 | mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_TURBO |
| http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:050 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRAKE |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html | mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-032.0.txt | vendor-advisory x_refsource_CALDERA |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259 | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5824 | vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB x_transferred |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97726239017741&w=2 | mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred |
| http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_TURBO x_transferred |
| http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:050 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRAKE x_transferred |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html | mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred |
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2000-032.0.txt | vendor-advisory x_refsource_CALDERA x_transferred |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred |