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CVE-2000-0917

10.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
86.09%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 12/19/2000
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

10

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

86.09%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 86.09% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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