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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0843 · published 14 November 2000

CVE-2000-0843: Dave airlie pam smb vulnerability

DDave Airlie · Pam Smb

Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.5% · top 6.4%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666 PatchVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666 PatchVendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

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7.5CVE-2003-0686Dave airlie pam smb vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in PAM SMB module (pam_smb) 1.1.6 and earlier, when authenticating to a remote service, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary …EPSS 27%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0843), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.