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CVE-2000-0218 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users)

Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0218
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-02-03
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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