Is CVE-2000-1010 being actively exploited?

CVE-2000-1010 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2000-1010?

CVE-2000-1010 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2000-1010

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 4.6%EU EUVD

Format string vulnerability in talkd in OpenBSD and possibly other BSD-based OSes allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains format characters.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 4.6% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2000-0997)
Published: December 11, 2000
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2000-0997 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

openbsd / openbsd
openbsd / openbsd
openbsd / openbsd
openbsd / openbsd
openbsd / openbsd
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137890(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1764(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5344

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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