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cve[email protected]CVE-2000-0993
HistoryJan 22, 2001 - 5:00 a.m.

CVE-2000-0993

2001-01-2205:00:00
web.nvd.nist.gov
22
bsd
libutil library
root privileges
format string vulnerability
cve-2000-0993
nvd

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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
freebsdfreebsdMatch3.2
OR
freebsdfreebsdMatch3.3
OR
freebsdfreebsdMatch3.4
OR
freebsdfreebsdMatch3.5
OR
freebsdfreebsdMatch4.0
OR
netbsdnetbsdMatch1.4
OR
netbsdnetbsdMatch1.4.1
OR
netbsdnetbsdMatch1.4.2
OR
openbsdopenbsdMatch2.3
OR
openbsdopenbsdMatch2.4
OR
openbsdopenbsdMatch2.5
OR
openbsdopenbsdMatch2.6
OR
openbsdopenbsdMatch2.7

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%

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