Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0947

Description

Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

Affected products

GNU/Cfengine4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5.3-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.6.0a11

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-061.php3nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1757nvdPatchVendor Advisory
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-013.txt.ascnvd
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0004.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5630nvd

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