CVE-2000-0994

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0981	Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.402% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openbsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Nov 24, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 10:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Sep 23, 2026, 10:10 AM

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