Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-1040

Description

Format string vulnerability in logging function of ypbind 3.3, while running in debug mode, leaks file descriptors and allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1820nvdPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0356.htmlnvd
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0429.htmlnvd
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0262.htmlnvd
www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-039.0.txtnvd
www.debian.org/security/2000/20001014nvd
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3nvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-086.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5394nvd

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