10.0crit
CVE-2000-0803
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by…
Published 25 y ago · modified 45 d ago · JSON
CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5280 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0803
- NVD: CVE-2000-0803
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