Vulnerability Details CVE-2000-0993
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 45.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- 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
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata27.html#pw_error
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1744
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5339
- 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
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata27.html#pw_error
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1744
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5339
Products affected by CVE-2000-0993
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0
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cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1
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cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7