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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0763

CVE-2000-0763

Description

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

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Affected products

4

David Bagley/Xlock2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xlockf/xlockfllm-create
xlockmore/xlockmorellm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

6

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.htmlnvd
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pikenvd

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