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CVE-2000-0186 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in the dump utility in the Linux ext2fs back)

Buffer overflow in the dump utility in the Linux ext2fs backup package allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0186
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-02-28
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the dump utility in the Linux ext2fs backup package allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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