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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2000-0223 json

Buffer overflow in the wmcdplay CD player program for the WindowMaker desktop allows local users to gain root privileges via a long paramet…

published 2000-03-10 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0222

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the wmcdplay CD player program for the WindowMaker desktop allows local users to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-19802)

Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19803 Sam Hawker wmcdplay 1.0 beta1-2 - Local Buffer Overflow (2) local, 2000-03-13
  • EDB-19802 Sam Hawker wmcdplay 1.0 beta1-2 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) local, 2000-03-11

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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