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CVE-2000-0993

Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local users to gain root privileges via a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.

Published

2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd 3.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 3.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 3.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 3.5 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 4.0 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.4 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.4.1 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.4.2 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.3 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.4 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.5 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.6 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.7 Yes
References