VDB
CVE-2000-0993
CVE-2000-0993
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
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.
EPSS 0.23% · 45.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.23%
45.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| openbsd | openbsd | 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 |
| freebsd | freebsd | 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 |
| netbsd | netbsd | 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 |
Timeline
- Dec 19, 2000 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 20001004 Re: OpenBSD Security Advisory mailing-list
- 1744 vdb
- 20001003 A format string vulnerability exists in the pw_error(3) function. vendor-advisory
- NetBSD-SA2000-015 vendor-advisory
- FreeBSD-SA-00:58 vendor-advisory
- bsd-libutil-format(5339) vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0993 advisory