7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
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.
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:58.chpass.asc
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-015.txt.asc
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
www.openbsd.org/errata27.html#pw_error
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1744
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5339