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high 7.2

CVE-2000-0438 json

Buffer overflow in fdmount on Linux systems allows local users in the "floppy" group to execute arbitrary commands via a long mountpoint pa…

published 2000-05-22 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0437

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in fdmount on Linux systems allows local users in the "floppy" group to execute arbitrary commands via a long mountpoint parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19954)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19954 S.u.S.E Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 / Slackware 3.x/4.0 / Turbolinux 6 / OpenLinux 7.0 - 'fdmount' Local Buffer Overflow (3) local, 2000-05-22
  • EDB-19953 S.u.S.E Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 / Slackware 3.x/4.0 / Turbolinux 6 / OpenLinux 7.0 - 'fdmount' Local Buffer Overflow (2) local, 2000-05-22
  • EDB-19952 S.u.S.E Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 / Slackware 3.x/4.0 / Turbolinux 6 / OpenLinux 7.0 - 'fdmount' Local Buffer Overflow (1) local, 2000-05-22

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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