CVE-2000-0993

The CVE-2000-0993 entry describes a format-string vulnerability in the OpenBSD/libutil pw_error(3) function that, when invoked by setuid programs such as chpass, could let a local user gain superuser access. Public details indicate OpenBSD fixed the issue in 2000 within the affected libutil code,...

CVE-2000-0993

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