xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0124 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.16 | Vulnerable | David Bagley |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.16.1 | Vulnerable | David Bagley |
- cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.16 Vulnerable ·David Bagley
- cpe:2.3:a:david_bagley:xlock:4.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.16.1 Vulnerable ·David Bagley
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0763
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w62-g849-p4ww
References
More David Bagley Xlock vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00455 Buffer overflow in xlockmore xlock program version 4.16 and earlier allows local users to… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2000-0763 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0763 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w62-g849-p4ww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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