CVE-2000-1042 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier and possibly other Linux operating systems allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

Reference

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730